Commands

Dependency Injection

• Should be done in the handle method

Output

• Be clear and concise
• Use the info, comment, question, and error methods
  • Add verbosity levels where necessary
• Use the newLine method for blank lines
• Use the table method for tabular data
• Use the progress method for progress bars

Exit Codes

• Do not return 0 for success (this is the default)
• Use 1 for general errors
  • Use the fail method where possible

Examples

class CleanUpUsers extends Command
{
    public function handle()
    {
        $this->info('Starting user cleanup...');
        //...
        foreach ($users as $user) {
            $this->info('Cleaning up user: ' . $user->name, 'v');
            //...
            if (! $user->isInactive()) {
                $this->fail('User is not inactive: ' . $user->name);
            }
        }

        $this->info('{$userCount} users cleaned up.');
    }
}