Naming Conventions

Laravel

What	How	Good	Bad
Blade	kebab-case	@include('top-header')	@include('top_header')
Collections	Plural, camelCase	activeUsers	active_users
Commands	kebab-case	send-email	SendEmail
Config	kebab-case	google-gmail.php	google_gmail.php
Controllers	Singular	UserController	UsersController
Functions	snake_case	get_user	getUser
Methods	camelCase	getUsers	get_users
Models	Singular	User	Users
Route Names	snake w/ dot notation	articles.show_user	articles-show
Routes	Plural	articles/1	article/1
Tables	Plural	users	user
URLs	kebab-case	/about-us	/about_us
Variables	camelCase	user	$user
Views	snake_case	show_user.blade.php	showUser.blade.php

For PHP, see PHP Naming.

Actions

Must be named using the following pattern:

• Verb + Noun(s) + (Optional) Context
• Description in the present tense
• Use the singular noun when referring to a single resource
• Use the plural noun when referring to a collection of resources
• Do not use the word "Action" as a suffix
• Use execute as the primary method name

Verbs

Verb	Description
Get	Retrieve
Create	Create
Update	Update
Delete	Delete
Fetch	Retrieve from remote
Send	Send to remote
Sync	Synchronize
Import	Import
Export	Export
Validate	Validate

Other verbs can be used as long as they are clear and concise.

Examples

• GetUser
• UpdateUserLastLogin
• SendArticlesToNewsAPI

Batches and Pipelines

See Batches vs Pipelines for more information.

Must be named using the following pattern:

• Verb + Noun(s) + (Optional) Context
• Description in the present tense
• Use the singular noun when referring to a single resource
• Use the plural noun when referring to a collection of resources
• Use handle as the primary method name