Project: Laravel 12 Helper Functions

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name: Laravel 12 Helper Functions
summary: This contains a lot of helpful Laravel 12 helper functions that are used by the craig-zearfoss/laravel-multi-guard and craigzearfoss/portfolio repositories.
year: 2025
language: Laravel
language version: 12.29
repository: https://github.com/craigzearfoss/laravel-12-helper-functions
description: This includes the following functions:
  • canCreate / canDelete / canRead / canUpdate : Returns true if the account can create, delete, read, or update a resource.
  • getAdmin / getAdminId : Returns the Admin object or id of the logged-in admin.
  • getUser / getUserId : Returns the User object or id of the logged-in admin.
  • dateRangeDetails : Returns an array of details about a date.
  • formatCompensation : Returns a formatted compensation.
  • formatLocation : Returns a formatted address.
  • getFileSlug : Generates a slug for a file from a text string.
  • coverLetterDir / imageDir / resumeDir : Returns the directory where the cover letters, images, or resumes are stored.
  • generateEncodedFilename : Generates a unique base64 encoded name for the file.
  • imageUrl : Returns the url for an image.
  • isAdmin / isUser / isRootAdmin : Returns true if the current logged in account is for an admin, a user, or an admin with root privileges.
  • isDemo : Returns true if the site is in demo mode.
  • referer: Returns the url of the refering page or the specified fallback route if there was no referer.
  • refererRouteName : Returns the route name of the refering page or null if there was no refering page.
  • reservedKeywords : Returns a list of reserved keywords.
  • resourceRoute: Returns the route for a resource.
  • themedTemplate : Returns the path to a themed template file if it exists, otherwise it returns the default template file.
  • uniqueSlug: Generates a unique slug for a text string.