Laravel — A Clean Architecture

How to make Laravel project’s architecture more maintainable and scalable?

In this story we will be knowing about how we can make Laravel project’s architecture more maintanable and scalable with some easy steps followed, their not only one way of doing it but we will be doing it in more easy and efficient way so let’s get started.

1: Create a folder structure

The first step in designing an ideal Laravel architecture is to construct the folder structure that will hold your application’s many components. Models, DTOs, Repositories, Services, and Controllers are among the folders that can be created. Your code will remain more organized and be simpler to maintain as a result.

app/
├─ DTO/
├─ Http/
│  ├─ Controllers/
├─ Models/
├─ Services/
├─ Repositories/

we have created are located in the app/ root folder.

2: Create Models

To create a model you can use the following artisan command to have more information:

php artisan make:model testingModel

it can be used to represent the entities in your database schema. for your each table in your database you will be needing a separate model for it to interact with you app

You also can use DB queries to interact with database directly in to your apps if needed, it totally depends on use case or requirement.

3: Create DTOs

Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) are a crucial component in modern software architecture, enhancing data handling and management across different layers of an application. In Laravel, DTOs offer a structured and efficient way to manage data transfer between the application’s internal components and external interfaces.

DTOs are not just a design pattern; they are a catalyst for transforming your Laravel applications into well-structured, maintainable, and high-performing software solutions.

4: Create Service classes

Always use service classes in your app that will handle the complex logic of you project, Repositories will be used by Services to communicate with the database and take actions on the Models. The DTOs will be used by the Services to move data between tiers.

Service Classes in Laravel are essentially PHP classes focused on managing specific business operations. Unlike other classes, they usually don’t inherit properties from others. You’ll often find them named with a “Service” suffix, like “UserService.”

5: Create Controllers

To create a controller you can use the following artisan command to have more information:

php artisan make:controller testController

Laravel controllers are an essential feature in a Laravel framework. Controllers will use the Service classes to execute business logic and return responses to the client. controllers are defined in the “app/http/Controllers” directory. Laravel framework follows the MVC (Model View Controller) architecture in which controllers act as moving the traffic back and forth between model and views.

You can always prefer to use your services with required logic in controller to execute the task whenever called to do it

At last before testing out your app don’t forget to define your application routes properly.

Define your application routes

You can always define your routes in web.php for web routes or api.php for api routes these files can be found in routes folder. each route will be mapped to a controller, This will help to define the endpoints of your application and how they interact with the Controllers.

Conclusion

Now you are good to test your application and ensure that everything is working fine. Laravel’s built-in testing framework can be used to write tests for your Controllers, Services, and Repositories. This will help to ensure that your application is robust and free from bugs.

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