Laravel 8.x Shift

[mattstauffer]

This pull request includes the changes for upgrading to Laravel 8.x. Feel free to commit any additional changes to the shift-52844 branch.

Before merging, you need to:

• Checkout the shift-52844 branch
• Review all pull request comments for additional changes
• Run composer update (if the scripts fail, add --no-scripts)
• Clear any config, route, or view cache
• Thoroughly test your application (no tests?, no CI?)

If you need help with your upgrade, check out the Human Shifts. You may also join the Shifty Coders Slack workspace to level-up your Laravel skills.

[mattstauffer]

:information_source: Laravel 8 introduced class based factories. Shift automated this change. However, if you were using a community package for factories or other custom code, you should review your factories for additional changes.

If you encounter an issue, you may revert this commit and temporarily install the laravel/legacy-factories package. You may then automate the conversion to class based factories using the Shift Workbench.

[mattstauffer]

:information_source: Laravel 8 added a uuid column to the failed_jobs table to support the new job batching features. Shift detected you have a migration for this table and created a migration for this new column. Be sure to run php artisan migrate to complete your upgrade.

[mattstauffer]

:information_source: Laravel 8 added new ENV variables for AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT, FILESYSTEM_DRIVER, LOG_LEVEL, and LOG_DEPRECATIONS_CHANNEL. While these are defaulted within their respective configuration file, you may take this opportunity to set them accordingly for your environments.

[mattstauffer]

:warning: Shift upgraded your configuration files by defaulting them and merging your true customizations. These include values which are not changeable through core ENV variables.

You should review this commit for additional customizations or opportunities to use new ENV variables. If you have a lot of customizations, you may undo this commit with git revert 8deef2cb and make the config file changes manually.

[mattstauffer]

:warning: Laravel 8 has removed the token driver from the API authentication. This driver was not very robust and was removed from the documentation. Laravel now recommends using Sanctum.

If you were using the token driver, you may re-add it within your auth.php configuration file, then migrate to Sanctum at your convenience.

[mattstauffer]

:information_source: Shift updated your dependencies for Laravel 8. While many of the popular packages are reviewed, you may have to update additional packages in order for your application to be compatible with Laravel 8.

Watch dealing with dependencies for tips on handling any additional package incompatibilities.

[mattstauffer]

:x: Shift removed your dependency for laravel-mix-tailwind. This package is no longer needed with Laravel Mix 6.

However, you will need to update your CSS build for Tailwind to use PostCSS directly, instead of the tailwind() helper. For example:

- mix.postCss('resources/css/app.css', 'public/css')
-     .tailwind('./tailwind.config.js');
+ mix.postCss('resources/css/app.css', 'public/css', [
+     require('tailwindcss'),
+ ]);

[mattstauffer]

:x: Shift detected Vue components within your resources folder. Laravel Mix 6 extracted Vue support into its own feature flag.

You should update your webpack.mix.js and append the new mix.vue() call when building any Vue components. For example:

mix.js('resources/js/app.js', 'public/js').vue();

[mattstauffer]

:warning: Shift upgraded your NPM dependencies and scripts for Laravel Mix 6. You will need to run npm install locally to ensure your dependencies are up-to-date and compatible.

If you encounter any issues, be sure you have the latest LTS or stable version of Node installed. If the problem persists, review the Update to Mix 6 docs for any additional steps.

[mattstauffer]

:warning: Laravel 8 now requires PHPUnit 9 which made some configuration changes to its config file. You may automate these changes by running vendor/bin/phpunit --migrate-configuration or comparing your phpunit.xml to the Laravel 8 version and merging any changes.

[mattstauffer]

:information_source: Laravel 8 reintroduced the app/Models folder by default. This is an optional change. Laravel and the artisan commands will automatically detect if you are using the app/Models folder or not.

If you wish to modernize your application to use the app/Models folder, you may run the Namespace Models Shift for free.

[mattstauffer]

:information_source: Laravel 8 supports running your PHPUnit tests in parallel. Depending on your system, this may decrease run times as much as 70%.

To run your tests in parallel, you may use the php artisan test --parallel command, or use the underlying vendor/bin/paratest runner.

[mattstauffer]

:tada: Congratulations, you're now running the latest version of Laravel!

Next, you may optionally run the following Shifts to ensure your application is fully upgraded, adopts the latest Laravel conventions, and easier to maintain in the future:

• Upgrade Checker ensures your application is fully upgraded by detecting any outdated code.
• Laravel Fixer automatically updates your code to the latest Laravel conventions.
• Tests Generator intelligently generates model factories, HTTP Tests, and configuration for your application.
• CI Generator intelligently generates CI jobs to lint PHP, check code style, and run tests, including Dusk.

You may also use the Shift Workbench to automate common tasks for maintaining your Laravel and PHP applications.