- Is madong/helper a Laravel package with a service provider?
- madong/helper is not advertised as a Laravel framework package. The evaluation finds no illuminate/support compatibility requirement, service provider, facade, or config publishing, so treat it as a generic PHP utility library that happens to be Composer-installable. The helper functions can still be called from Laravel, but integration is your responsibility.
- Does madong/helper work with Laravel 10 or Laravel 11?
- Mechanically yes: it is Apache-2.0 licensed, Composer-installable, and its plain helper functions are callable from Laravel. However, there is no stated Laravel version support matrix, so validate it on your target Laravel and PHP versions in a branch before adopting. Pay particular attention to function autoloading and PHP version requirements.
- How do I install madong/helper with Composer in a Laravel project?
- Install it with composer require madong/helper. Immediately inspect the installed composer.json for files autoload entries, because global helper functions are loaded at boot and can collide with Laravel or Symfony helpers. Also confirm require.php and any webman or workerman dependencies before running it in a Laravel app.
- Does madong/helper require PHP 8.4 or just support PHP 8.4?
- The v1.1.2 note about PHP 8.4+ syntax support is ambiguous. It could mean the package merely tolerates PHP 8.4, or that it now requires PHP 8.4 or newer, which would break projects pinned to 8.2 or 8.3. Check composer.json require.php and the CI matrix; if the floor was raised, pin 1.1.1 or earlier.
- Will madong/helper cause function name collisions with Laravel helpers?
- This is a high risk because helper packages commonly autoload global functions via Composer files autoloading. Laravel and Symfony already define many short helper names, and a duplicate function declaration is a fatal error at boot. Inspect every function name, test a full application boot, and consider wrapping or namespacing calls if you proceed.
- Are the multi-tenant helpers in madong/helper safe with Laravel queues and Octane?
- The package's multi-tenant helpers are the only differentiated capability mentioned, but multi-tenant helper libraries often rely on static or global tenant context. That pattern is risky in Laravel queue workers and Octane because state can leak across requests or jobs. If you already use stancl/tenancy or a custom resolver, avoid creating two sources of tenant truth, and re-prove behavior under Laravel's lifecycle before trusting it.
- Is madong/helper maintained and safe for production use?
- v1.1.2 shows continued maintenance activity, which partially answers abandonment concerns, but the package has 0 stars, 0 dependents, a single-maintainer signal, and no published BC policy or test corpus. Treat it as a small, pinned dependency with your own smoke tests rather than a foundational library. Review release notes and composer constraints on every update.
- Can I use madong/helper with both Webman and Laravel?
- It is described as targeting the madong admin ecosystem and Webman backends, and Webman is a Workerman-based long-running runtime rather than Laravel. You can technically install it in a project that also uses Laravel, but you must verify that helpers do not assume Webman request globals or long-running worker state. Test each helper you call under Laravel's HTTP, queue, and Octane contexts.
- What are alternatives to madong/helper for Laravel string and array helpers?
- Start with Laravel's built-in Str and Arr helpers and Illuminate\Support utilities, which cover many string and array formatting tasks without adding a dependency. For more specialized string work, symfony/string is a common option. Only add madong/helper if it provides a specific helper you cannot cleanly implement or source elsewhere.
- Does madong/helper require webman or workerman packages in composer.json?
- The provided evaluation does not confirm whether composer.json hard-requires webman/*, workerman/*, or support/* packages. That matters because pulling a parallel runtime into a Laravel dependency graph is undesirable. Inspect the require and autoload sections before installing, and avoid it if it forces Webman-specific packages into your Laravel application.