- What does dietercoopman/smart do in a Laravel app?
- dietercoopman/smart is a Laravel package that provides helpers for serving images and downloading files from any location, including configured Laravel disks. It can resize and cache images before sending them to the browser and supports templates for reusable settings. It is installed via Composer and integrates with Laravel package discovery.
- How do I install dietercoopman/smart with Composer?
- Run composer require dietercoopman/smart in your Laravel project and confirm the package supports your Laravel and PHP versions. Laravel package discovery should register the service provider, but verify config publishing and any required assets in the README. Commit the lockfile changes and test in a non-production environment first.
- Does dietercoopman/smart resize and cache images automatically?
- Yes, the package is designed to resize images and cache the processed results before sending them to the browser. Configure the desired dimensions and cache behavior through the package settings or templates. Validate cache paths, permissions, and invalidation behavior in staging because the exact options depend on your configuration.
- Can dietercoopman/smart serve or download files from Laravel disks?
- Yes, smart can serve images and download files from any location, including Laravel disks such as local storage or S3-style disks. You configure the disk and path handling according to the package documentation. Test private disk access, signed URLs if applicable, and response headers in staging.
- How do smart templates work in dietercoopman/smart?
- Templates let you preconfigure image and file settings once and reuse them across your site. Publish the package config, define named templates for dimensions, cache paths, disks, or response behavior, and reference them in your calls. Review the README for exact template keys because they can change between major versions.
- Is dietercoopman/smart v2.0 a breaking change from v1.9?
- Treat v2.0 as potentially breaking until you review the full v1.9 to v2.0 changelog and diff. Major releases often change namespaces, config keys, migrations, dependency constraints, or runtime behavior, and the release note alone does not summarize those changes. Create an upgrade branch, compare published config, and run the full test suite before adopting it.
- Which Laravel and PHP versions does dietercoopman/smart support?
- The provided package overview does not list supported Laravel and PHP versions, so check composer.json constraints and the changelog for v2.0. Validate the package against your application's Laravel, PHP, database, cache, and queue drivers in CI. If your app runs older versions, v2.0 may require an application upgrade first.
- What should I check before using dietercoopman/smart in production?
- Before production, install v2.0 on an upgrade branch, resolve Composer dependencies, publish and compare config, and run any migrations in staging. Exercise image resizing, caching, disk downloads, error handling, and any Artisan commands or events the package exposes. Run your full test suite, add smoke tests, and canary the release with observability enabled. Also confirm maintainer responsiveness and rollback steps.
- Can I keep dietercoopman/smart v1.9 pinned as a rollback path?
- Keep v1.9 pinned in production as a rollback path while you evaluate v2.0. Confirm that v1.9 still satisfies your Laravel and PHP support matrix and that you can restore the previous lockfile and config if needed. Document the rollback procedure and require a backup before any data migrations.
- What alternatives to dietercoopman/smart should I consider for Laravel image serving?
- Alternatives depend on your use case: Laravel's built-in Storage responses and file downloads, intervention/image for manipulation, Spatie media library for media management, or a dedicated image service such as Glide. Compare cache behavior, disk support, template configuration, and maintenance activity against dietercoopman/smart. Prototype the top candidate with your actual disk and image workloads before switching.