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Product Decisions This Supports

• Upgrade planning / roadmap: Treat 2.0.0 as a major-version migration, not a drop-in update. The removal of backward-compatibility layers means public APIs, extension points, or integration assumptions may have changed. Product and engineering should schedule a dedicated upgrade spike with regression testing before committing it to a roadmap.
• Platform modernization: The package now targets PHP >= 7.2.5 and Symfony 5.1+. This supports decisions to modernize the application stack and reduce reliance on deprecated compatibility code, but only if the product’s Laravel/Symfony dependency matrix already supports those versions.
• Build vs buy: If the package provides framework compatibility glue that would otherwise require internal maintenance, 2.0.0 strengthens the “buy/adopt” case for teams on modern Symfony/Laravel versions. For teams on older frameworks, the cost of upgrading the product stack may outweigh the package benefit, making an internal shim or alternative package more practical.
• Feature and use-case fit: Best suited to products that need maintained compatibility with Symfony 5.1+ and are willing to absorb a major upgrade. Less suitable for legacy products that still depend on older Laravel/Symfony versions or require long backward-compatibility windows.
• Release strategy: If the product ships to customers with varied PHP/framework versions, plan a compatibility matrix and possibly maintain a 1.x branch while customers migrate. Do not advertise 2.x as a low-risk patch upgrade.

When to Consider This Package

Consider 2.0.0 when:

• Your application already runs on PHP >= 7.2.5 and Symfony 5.1+ (or a Laravel release aligned with those constraints).
• You are planning or already executing a framework modernization effort and want to avoid maintaining custom compatibility code.
• Your team can absorb a major-version upgrade, including dependency review, regression testing, and possible code changes from removed BC layers.
• The package’s functionality is non-d Differentiating and the build-vs-buy analysis favors adopting a maintained dependency over internal maintenance.

Look elsewhere or defer when:

• The product still supports older Laravel/Symfony versions that do not meet the Symfony 5.1+ / PHP 7.2.5+ floor.
• You need a drop-in upgrade with no code changes; 2.0.0 is explicitly breaking due to removed BC layers.
• The package is only marginally used and replacing it with a small internal adapter is cheaper than a platform upgrade.
• Vendor support, long-term maintenance guarantees, or migration documentation are insufficient for a production-critical dependency.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

For executives: Release 2.0.0 moves this package onto a more modern PHP/Symfony baseline and removes legacy compatibility code. That is good for long-term maintainability and security alignment, but it is a breaking upgrade. We should approve it only with an engineering migration estimate and a compatibility check against our supported Laravel/PHP versions. If we still support older framework versions, we should keep the current major version for now or budget a broader platform upgrade.

For engineering: Treat 2.0.0 as a major migration. Audit composer constraints, confirm the runtime meets PHP >= 7.2.5 and Symfony 5.1+, review removed BC layers for affected APIs, and run full regression tests. Pin the major version explicitly and document the supported Laravel/Symfony matrix before rollout. This is a good fit if we are already modernizing; it is a poor fit as an unplanned dependency bump.