Eloquent Nested Attributes Laravel Package

Getting Started

• Treat 0.0.9 as a maintenance/compatibility release: the main practical change is Laravel 6 compatibility, not a documented new feature set.
• Start with the package README, composer.json, service provider, config file, and tests. These define the real day-to-day API and supported Laravel/PHP constraints.
• Install with a constrained pre-1.0 version, for example composer require vendor/package:^0.0.9, then verify auto-discovery or manually register the provider/facade if needed.
• First use case: validate the package in a Laravel 6 app by publishing any config/migrations, running the package’s test suite, and exercising its primary entry point from a small test route or feature test.

Implementation Patterns

• Pin the package to a narrow constraint in production. Since 0.0.x is pre-stable, avoid broad * constraints and review dependency changes on each upgrade.
• Upgrade in isolation: run composer update vendor/package --with-dependencies, inspect the lockfile diff, then run the application test suite.
• If the package exposes config, migrations, commands, facades, or helpers, publish/register them through the normal Laravel workflow and keep environment-specific values in .env.
• Wrap package calls behind a small application service or adapter. This makes it easier to swap or isolate the dependency while the package remains pre-1.0.
• For package contribution or local debugging, use the new .php_cs config with PHP-CS-Fixer and align CI PHP versions with the package’s Laravel 6 support matrix.

Gotchas and Tips

• The release notes do not describe public API changes, so do not assume feature changes. The dependency upgrade is the most likely source of behavioral differences.
• Laravel 6 compatibility implies PHP >=7.2; check composer.json before upgrading older applications or CI matrices.
• The Travis PHP version fix is CI-only and does not guarantee runtime compatibility by itself. Verify with composer why-not and composer check-platform-reqs.
• If package auto-discovery fails, clear caches and manually register the service provider/facade. Use php artisan package:discover and php artisan config:clear when debugging.
• Because the version is 0.0.9, treat extension points as potentially unstable. Prefer adapters and tests over deep coupling to package internals.