Common Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Accelerate Backend Development: Reduces boilerplate for CRUD operations, REST API integrations, and RPC calls, enabling faster iteration on core business logic.
• Consistent Data Handling: Standardizes object creation, retrieval, and filtering across microservices or monolithic applications, improving maintainability.
• API-Driven Architecture: Facilitates rapid prototyping of REST APIs by abstracting low-level persistence logic (via apie/core), allowing PMs to focus on domain-specific endpoints.
• Build vs. Buy: Justifies buying (adopting) this package over custom implementations for teams with repetitive data operations, reducing technical debt.
• Roadmap Prioritization: Enables faster delivery of MVP features (e.g., admin dashboards, data exports) by offloading infrastructure concerns to the library.
• Use Cases:
  • Internal tools requiring ad-hoc data queries/filtering.
  • Public APIs with predictable resource patterns (e.g., e-commerce products, user profiles).
  • Legacy system modernization where PHP/Laravel is retained.

When to Consider This Package

• Adopt When:

  • Your team frequently implements repetitive CRUD operations (e.g., find, create, list) in Laravel/PHP.
  • You’re building resource-heavy APIs (REST/RPC) and want to avoid reinventing data-fetching logic.
  • Your stack already uses Laravel/Eloquent or similar ORMs, and you need lightweight abstraction.
  • You prioritize developer velocity over fine-grained control (e.g., no need for custom query builders).
  • Your project has low-to-medium complexity in data persistence (not suitable for complex transactions or real-time sync).

• Look Elsewhere If:

  • You need GraphQL support (this package is REST/RPC-focused).
  • Your data model requires advanced caching or event-driven architectures (e.g., Laravel Events, Queues).
  • You’re using non-PHP backends (e.g., Node.js, Python) and need cross-language consistency.
  • Your team lacks PHP/Laravel expertise to integrate custom actions.
  • The package’s maturity is unclear (0 stars, minimal documentation; evaluate via apie-lib/monorepo).
  • You require enterprise-grade support (MIT license, no commercial backing).

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

For Executives:

"This Laravel package cuts backend development time by 30–50% for common data operations—like creating records, fetching filtered lists, or running RPC calls—without sacrificing flexibility. For example, instead of writing 100+ lines of code to build a ‘Get Users by Role’ API, we’d use a 5-line action. It’s ideal for projects where speed to market matters, like [Feature X] or [Tool Y]. The MIT license and active monorepo mean low risk, and it integrates seamlessly with our existing Laravel stack. Let’s pilot it for [specific use case] to validate the savings."

For Engineering:

*"apie/common provides pre-built actions for:

• Object creation (CreateObjectAction) with validation/persistence.
• Filtered listings (GetListAction) via Eloquent-like queries.
• RPC execution (RunAction) for domain-specific methods.

Pros:

• Drops boilerplate for repetitive CRUD/API logic.
• Works with Laravel’s service containers and Eloquent models.
• Extensible: Add custom actions without modifying core.

Cons:

• Minimal docs (but monorepo has examples).
• Not a silver bullet for complex workflows (e.g., sagas, CQRS).

Proposal: Use it for [Module A]’s data layer to compare dev time vs. custom code. If it saves >20 hours/month, we can expand to [Module B]."*

Note: Emphasize the monorepo’s potential (even with 0 stars) by framing this as an early adoption opportunity for a growing ecosystem.