"If your Laravel controllers are becoming hard to manage, filled with database queries and business logic, then it's time to upgrade your architecture. In this article, you'll learn how to implement the Repository Pattern in Laravel - with a real-world folder structure and lifecycle explanation using an Order module example. The Repository Pattern in Laravel is a design pattern that separates your application's business logic from data access logic."
"In simple terms: Your controller doesn't talk directly to Eloquent models - it talks to a repository interface instead. This makes your code: Testable Maintainable Easily swappable (e.g., replace Eloquent with an API or external data source) Folder Structure - Order Module Example Let's say you're building an Order module. Here's how your folder structure could look: app/ ├── Modules/ │ └── Order/ │ ├── Models/ │ │ └── Order.php │ ├── Repositories/ │ │ ├── Contracts/ │ │ │ └──..."
Implementing the Repository Pattern separates business logic from data access by routing controller interactions through repository interfaces instead of Eloquent models. Controllers delegate data operations to repositories, improving testability and maintainability and enabling easy swapping of data sources such as replacing Eloquent with an API. A modular folder structure organizes Models, Repositories, and Contracts under a Module (e.g., Order) to keep code cohesive. Repositories expose contracts that controllers depend on while concrete implementations encapsulate Eloquent or external service calls. Service providers or dependency injection bind contracts to implementations during application bootstrapping.
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