- How do I install fd6130/hsl-bundle in a Laravel application?
- Install it with Composer using composer require fd6130/hsl-bundle. The package registers its services through Laravel package discovery, so you do not need to add the provider manually to config/app.php. After installing, publish the configuration file with php artisan vendor:publish and set your project-specific values. Because the release notes for recent versions are auto-generated, run a quick install against a scratch branch before adding it to your main application.
- Which Laravel and PHP versions does fd6130/hsl-bundle support?
- The supported Illuminate range and minimum PHP version are declared in the package's composer.json, so read that file first rather than assuming compatibility with Laravel 10 or 11. The current release does not document a version support matrix, and the patch-level bump from v1.1.3 to v1.1.4 states no constraint changes. Confirm the constraints resolve against your lockfile before you treat the package as a drop-in dependency.
- Is fd6130/hsl-bundle a Laravel package or a Symfony bundle?
- The name uses Symfony's "bundle" convention, but the package is described as registering services through Laravel package discovery, which points to a Laravel package with legacy naming. Treat that as unconfirmed until you inspect the repository for a Laravel service provider and publishable config. If it turns out to be a genuine Symfony bundle, expect extra wiring work such as manual container registration or a bridge instead of a one-line require.
- How do I publish and override the package configuration?
- Use the standard Laravel publish flow, php artisan vendor:publish, to copy the package config into your application's config directory. From there you can override values per environment the same way you would with any first-party config file. Keep environment-specific credentials in your .env file rather than committing them to the published config. If the package has no publishable config asset, that is a signal to re-check whether the integration surface is really Laravel-native.
- What does HSL mean in this package, and what API does it wrap?
- According to the package description, HSL here means Helsinki Regional Transport, and the bundle wraps HSL API access and related data handling in reusable components. The abbreviation is ambiguous in general use, so confirm the domain before adoption if your project also deals with color-space utilities or protocol abstractions. You should also verify how credentials or API keys are supplied and whether a network client is bundled.
- Can I use fd6130/hsl-bundle outside of Laravel?
- The package advertises a framework-agnostic core, which suggests the HSL logic can be reused in non-Laravel PHP projects. In practice, that depends on how much of the code is tied to Illuminate contracts and container bindings. Inspect the namespace layout and dependencies in composer.json to see where the framework boundary sits. If you only need plain PHP, the isolated PSR-4 namespace is the part worth reusing.
- What changed in v1.1.4, and is it safe to upgrade?
- The v1.1.4 release contains only a patch-level version bump from v1.1.3 plus an auto-generated changelog compare link, with no authored notes on fixes, features, or security. A patch bump is semver-compatible by convention, but the missing notes mean you cannot distinguish a routine fix from an unannounced behavioral change. Diff v1.1.3 against v1.1.4 before upgrading in production; it is a short, time-boxed review.
- Should I use a caret constraint or pin the exact version?
- Pin explicitly to 1.1.4 during evaluation so the behavior under test is reproducible across machines and CI runs. Once you have a green integration build, relax to a caret constraint such as ^1.1 to pick up patch fixes. Avoid floating constraints like dev-main or * for a package with no human-authored release notes. This also protects you from silent dependency changes arriving through an unattended update.
- How do I test an integration with this package?
- There is no confirmed test suite or CI status signal in the release artifacts, so plan to write your own feature tests around the container bindings and any HTTP calls. Use Laravel's HTTP fake helpers to stub HSL API responses instead of hitting the live service in CI. Assert that the service provider resolves and that published config values are read correctly. Keep the version pinned while these tests are being written so results stay stable.
- What should I check before adopting fd6130/hsl-bundle over alternatives?
- Confirm the maintainer count and release cadence, since a single-maintainer project is a bus-factor risk for a dependency that talks to an external API. Review the security-sensitive surface: network clients, credential handling, and any deserialization of API responses. Check transitive dependency overlap with your existing tree to avoid a Composer version-solver conflict. If the answers are unclear, a thin in-house HSL client may be lower risk than an opaque bundle.