format

File: src/Helpers/format.php

The largest helper file — 45+ functions covering string casing, class reflection, code generation, data access, and closure transformation utilities.

String Casing

Function	Signature	Description
lowerName	(string $name): string	Lowercases the name
studlyName	(string $name): string	Converts to StudlyCase via Str::studly()
camelCase	(string $name): string	Converts to camelCase via Str::camel()
kebabCase	(string $name): string	Converts to kebab-case via Str::kebab()
snakeCase	(string $name): string	Converts to snake_case via Str::snake()
pluralize	(string $name): string	Returns plural form via Str::plural()
singularize	(string $name): string	Returns singular form via Str::singular()
headline	(string $name): string	Converts to Headline Case via Str::headline()
tableName	(string $name): string	Converts to plural snake_case table name
camelCaseToWords	(string $name): string	Splits camelCase into space-separated words
is_plural	(string $name): bool	Returns whether the string is already plural

Foreign Key / Morph Naming

Function	Signature	Description
makeForeignKey	(string $model): string	user → user_id
makeMorphToName	(string $model): string	Returns morph-to relation name
makeMorphName	(string $model): string	Returns morph type name (without _type)
makeMorphForeignKey	(string $model): string	Returns {model}_id for polymorphic pivot
makeMorphForeignType	(string $model): string	Returns {model}_type for polymorphic pivot
makeMorphToMethodName	(string $model): string	Returns morphTo method name
makeMorphPivotTableName	(string $model): string	Returns pivot table name for a morph pivot
getMorphModelName	(string $tableName): string	Strips able/ables suffix to get model name

Class / Namespace Reflection

Function	Signature	Description
abbreviation	(string $name): string	Builds an abbreviation from underscored words (e.g. user_profile → up)
get_class_short_name	(string $class): string	Returns the unqualified class name from a FQCN
class_resolution	(string $class): string	Resolves a class alias or short name to its FQCN
class_namespace	(string $class): string	Extracts the namespace from a FQCN
fileTrace	(string $pattern): string	Searches debug_backtrace() for a file path matching the regex $pattern

Code Generation

These helpers write PHP source fragments used by make:* console commands.

Function	Signature	Description
get_file_string	(string $path): string	Reads a stub file
replace_curly_braces	(string $stub, array $replacements): string	Replaces tokens in a stub string
indent	(string $content, int $level = 1): string	Indents content by $level × 4 spaces
comment_string	(string $text): string	Wraps text in a /* ... */ comment block
method_string	(string $name, string $body, ...): string	Generates a PHP method declaration
attribute_string	(string $name, mixed $value): string	Generates a PHP class attribute line
concatenate_path	(string ...$parts): string	Joins path segments with /, deduplicating slashes
concatenate_namespace	(string ...$parts): string	Joins namespace segments with \\
get_file_class	(string $path): string	Extracts the class name from a PHP file

Validation / Rules

Function	Signature	Description
parseRulesSchema	`(string	array $rules): array`
formatRulesSchema	(array $rules): string	Converts rules array back to pipe-delimited string

Data Access

Function	Signature	Description
getValueOrNull	(array $data, string $key): mixed	Returns $data[$key] or null if missing
tryOperation	(callable $fn, mixed $default = null): mixed	Executes $fn, returns $default on any Throwable
data_get_with_dot_keys	(array $data, string $key): mixed	Like data_get() but treats literal dot-keys as single keys first
data_set_with_dot_keys	(array &$data, string $key, mixed $value): void	Like data_set() but handles literal dot-keys
wrapImplode	(string $separator, array $array, string $prepend, string $append): string	Implodes array with optional prefix/suffix

Relationship Map

Function	Signature	Description
laravelRelationshipMap	(): array	Returns the cached Eloquent relationship type map
saveLaravelRelationshipMap	(array $map): void	Persists the relationship map to the modularous cache

Routing / Display

Function	Signature	Description
modelShowFormat	(mixed $model): string	Returns the display string for a model instance
nestedRouteNameFormat	(string $routeName): string	Formats a nested route name for display

User

Function	Signature	Description
get_user_profile	(): array	Returns the authenticated user's profile data array
name_surname_resolver	(string $fullName): array	Splits a full name string into ['name' => ..., 'surname' => ...]

Variable Replacement

Function	Signature	Description
replace_variables_from_haystack	(string $haystack, array $vars): string	Replaces {KEY} tokens using $vars
extract_schema_extensions	(array $schema): array	Extracts ext values from a form schema
transform_closure_value	(mixed $value, bool $forceArray = false): mixed	If $value is a Closure, calls it and returns the result
transform_closure_values	(array $data, bool $forceArray = false): array	Maps transform_closure_value over an array