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Automatically bind route parameters to controller properties — clean, Laravel-native, and zero boilerplate.

Features

• ✅ Native route-model binding
• ✅ Reduce boilerplate in constructors
• ✅ Supports soft-deleted models
• ✅ Use custom columns (e.g. slug)
• ✅ Easy to drop into existing Laravel apps

Installation

composer require mylesduncanking/laravel-auto-bind

Basic Usage

Add the #[AutoBindProperty] attribute to each controller property you want to bind:

use MylesDuncanKing\AutoBind\AutoBindProperty;

#[AutoBindProperty]
public Client $client;

Use a Custom Column

#[AutoBindProperty(column: 'slug')]
public Client $client;

Bind Soft Deleted Records

#[AutoBindProperty(withTrashed: ['restore'])]
public Client $client;

Call bind() in Your Constructor

use MylesDuncanKing\AutoBind\AutoBind;

public function __construct()
{
    AutoBind::bind($this);
}

Tip: For DRY controllers, call AutoBind::bind($this) in a base abstract controller and extend it.

Accessing Bound Properties

Use them like any class property:

public function read()
{
    echo $this->client->id;
}

Or inject into a view:

return view('clients.read', array_merge(AutoBind::bound(), compact('foo')));

Full Example

routes/web.php

Route::get('clients/{client}/{tab?}', [ClientsController::class, 'read'])->name('client.read');

ClientsController.php

use App\Models\Client;
use MylesDuncanKing\AutoBind\AutoBind;
use MylesDuncanKing\AutoBind\AutoBindProperty as AutoBind;

class ClientsController extends \Illuminate\Routing\Controller
{
    #[AutoBind(withTrashed: ['restore'])]
    public Client $client;

    public function __construct()
    {
        AutoBind::bind($this);
    }

    public function read($tab = 'index')
    {
        return view('clients.read', AutoBind::bound($this, compact('tab')));
    }

    public function update()
    {
        $this->client->update(
            request()->validate(['name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:40']])
        );

        return redirect()->back();
    }

    public function delete()
    {
        $this->client->delete();
        return redirect()->route('clients');
    }

    public function restore()
    {
        $this->client->restore();
        return redirect()->route('clients');
    }
}

Why Laravel Auto Bind?

• ✨ Less boilerplate
• 🔁 Cleaner, focused controllers
• 🧠 No new magic — pure Laravel route binding
• 🔍 Fine-tune with soft deletes and custom columns

License

MIT