Product Decisions This Supports

Feature scoping for expiration-based workflows: The addOnlyExpired bug fix in 0.3 improves reliability for features like timed access, trial periods, token refresh, and cache invalidation where “add only if expired” semantics matter.
Build vs. buy: A Laravel-native package with corrected expiration logic reduces the need to build custom expiration handling. Release 0.3 also adds methods and returns Model instances, enabling richer domain modeling and event-driven flows (e.g., returning created/updated records for further processing).
Roadmap and migration planning: The breaking return-type change (bool → Model) requires a PM to budget for consumer updates. Since this is a pre-1.0 package, breaking changes are expected but should be tracked before committing to production use.
Use cases: Suitable for Laravel applications that need expiration-centric CRUD, such as rate limiting, subscription grace periods, or conditional record creation based on expiry state.
Risk management: The bug fix lowers operational risk; the API change raises upgrade cost for existing adopters. PM should decide whether to pin to 0.2 or plan a refactor.

When to Consider This Package

Adopt if: You need expiration-oriented behavior with addOnlyExpired and your team already uses Laravel. Release 0.3 improves correctness, adds methods, and returns Model instances, which can simplify downstream workflows.
Evaluate migration cost if: You have existing code relying on bool return values. The bool → Model change is breaking; plan for code updates or version pinning before upgrading.
Look elsewhere if: You require a stable public API (post-1.0) or your domain does not involve “expired” semantics. Pre-1.0 packages carry inherent churn risk.
Onboarding consideration: The updated README in 0.3 reduces friction, but the added methods and return-type changes should be reviewed against your use cases.
Pin-and-test approach: Consider locking to 0.2 for immediate stability while evaluating 0.3 in a branch, especially if addOnlyExpired is central to your feature.

Executives: A low-cost, Laravel-native package that handles expiring data correctly. Release 0.3 fixes a bug and adds methods, but introduces a breaking API change—assess upgrade effort before committing to production.
Engineering: Release 0.3 fixes addOnlyExpired, adds methods, changes return types from bool to Model, and updates the README. Useful for expiration workflows, but requires code updates and version-pinning discipline.