Phptorch Laravel Package

Getting Started

Begin by verifying the package source—since the repository is unknown, clone or inspect the src/ directory directly to identify public classes (e.g., TorchlightPhp). If included via Composer, register it as a Laravel package: check composer.json for extra.laravel.providers or aliases, or manually register any service provider/facade in config/app.php. The first practical step is to attempt a simple usage:

use Area17\Phptorch\TorchlightPhp;

echo TorchlightPhp::highlight('<?php echo "Hello";');

Expect minimal output—likely raw HTML or JSON—depending on the actual implementation. If no public API exists, examine tests/ or example files to reverse-engineer intended usage.

Implementation Patterns

• Blade Integration: Define a global helper in app/helpers.php (or similar):

  if (! function_exists('torchlightPhp')) {
      function torchlightPhp(string $code): string {
          return TorchlightPhp::highlight($code);
      }
  }
  

  Then use in Blade: {{ torchlightPhp($phpSnippet) }}.
• Docsite Workflow: For static PHP code samples (e.g., from markdown), pre-process snippets via a Blade component that injects Torchlight classes:

  <x-torchlight-php :code="$phpCode" theme="rose-pine" />
  

• Theme Customization: If config support exists, publish config (e.g., php artisan vendor:publish) to set defaults like theme, language, or fallback behavior.
• Batch Processing: For docs builds, wrap highlight() in a loop to generate files for static hosting.

Gotchas and Tips

⚠️ Critical Unknowns First:

• Confirm the package is actually published on Packagist and usable (composer require area17/phptorch fails? → likely not instalable).
• Check for GitHub issues/prs—absence confirms risk.
• Inspect composer.json for Laravel/PHP version constraints (e.g., "illuminate/support": "^8.0" may break on Laravel 11).

💡 Debugging & Mitigation:

• Torchlight often requires <?php tags—ensure code snippets include them or adjust parsing logic.
• Use dd(TorchlightPhp::highlight($code)) to inspect raw output structure; match classes to Torchlight’s CSS class schema.
• If API-dependent (e.g., torchlight.dev), add timeout handling and offline fallback (e.g., return unhighlighted code).
• Pin to exact versions ("^1.0.0") to avoid breaking changes.

🛠 Escape Hatches:

• If the package lacks config, patch it with a wrapper class that pre-filters code (e.g., stripping <?php automatically).
• For internal use, fork the package to:
  • Add unit tests (even basic assertions on HTML output)
  • Switch to local-only highlighting via Torchlight CLI
  • Replace API calls with league/commonmark + Torchlight PHP parser (more robust).
• Never deploy without auditing vendor/area17/phptorch for security issues—low adoption = unvetted code.