- How do I install puth/laravel in a Laravel application?
- Install it with Composer by running composer require puth/laravel. Laravel package auto-discovery should register the service provider if the package declares it; otherwise add the provider to config/app.php manually. Check the package README for the exact provider class and any post-install publish steps.
- What Laravel and PHP versions does puth/laravel support?
- The provided overview does not list version constraints, so inspect the package composer.json for its php and illuminate/support requirements before installing. Run composer require puth/laravel in a branch and review the resolved constraints to confirm compatibility with your Laravel and PHP versions. Pin an exact version in composer.lock rather than using a floating constraint.
- How do I configure Puth credentials in Laravel?
- Publish the package configuration file, then set the required Puth credentials as environment variables in your .env file. The exact variable names depend on the package config, so open config/puth.php or the published config file and copy the expected keys. Never commit real credentials, and use your deployment platform's secret management for production.
- How do I publish the Puth config file?
- Use Laravel's vendor publish command, typically php artisan vendor:publish with either the package provider or a tag such as --tag=puth-config. The README or service provider will list the correct tag if one is defined. After publishing, review the file and move any secret values into environment variables.
- How do I use the Puth facade in Laravel?
- Import the Puth facade class and call its methods from your application code, adding a class alias if the package does not register one automatically. Because the facade's full method surface is not described in the overview, inspect the package source or README for the available calls. For maintainability, keep facade calls behind your own small gateway interface rather than scattering them through controllers and jobs.
- Can I inject the Puth client instead of using the facade?
- If the service provider binds a client class into Laravel's container, you can constructor-inject that client or resolve it with app(). Check the provider source to see what is bound and whether the binding is a singleton. Injecting behind your own interface is preferable because it makes swapping or faking the Puth integration much easier.
- Is puth/laravel safe to use in production?
- It is a thin Laravel adapter around the Puth service, so the main risks are the SaaS dependency and the package's low adoption and single-maintainer profile. Review the source before installing, pin an exact version, and wrap it behind your own interface so it can be replaced without touching call sites. Confirm the license, support expectations, and whether Puth is a contracted vendor before relying on it in production.
- Does puth/laravel handle retries, rate limits, and API errors?
- The overview does not document retry behavior, rate-limit handling, or exception semantics, so do not assume they are implemented. Inspect the client code to see whether it surfaces HTTP failures as exceptions with context or swallows them. If resilience is not built in, add your own retry and backoff policy around the calls and monitor Puth responses explicitly.
- How do I test Laravel code that calls Puth?
- Define your own narrow Puth gateway interface, bind the package client behind it, and substitute a fake implementation in tests. If the package uses Laravel's HTTP client internally, you may also be able to use Http::fake, but verify that in the source first. Avoid hitting the real Puth API from automated tests and assert on your own adapter's behavior instead.
- What are alternatives to puth/laravel or how do I replace it later?
- Because it is a thin adapter, the closest alternative is a small hand-rolled HTTP client using Laravel's HTTP client or Guzzle against the Puth API. Check whether Puth offers an official PHP SDK that would make this wrapper unnecessary. If you keep all calls behind your own gateway interface, replacing the package later is a single binding and adapter change rather than an application-wide refactor.