Duplicate code is one of the most pungent code smells. A rule that is often used is to re-structure code once it is duplicated in three or more places.
Common duplication problems, and corresponding solutions are:
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| 17 | class Message  | 
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| 20 | protected $config = [];  | 
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| 21 | protected $client = null;  | 
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| 23 | /**  | 
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| 24 | * Message constructor.  | 
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| 25 | * @param array $config  | 
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| 26 | */  | 
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| 27 | 44 | View Code Duplication | public function __construct(array $config, Client $client)  | 
            
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| 29 | 44 | $this->client = $client;  | 
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| 31 | 44 |         if ($this->checkConfig($config) && !empty($client)) { | 
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| 32 | 40 | $this->config = $config;  | 
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| 33 | 30 |         } else { | 
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| 34 | 4 |             throw new ConfigException(trans('messenger::errors.config_not_valid')); | 
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| 35 | }  | 
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| 37 | 30 | }  | 
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| 39 | 44 | protected function checkConfig(array $config)  | 
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| 44 | /**  | 
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| 45 | * @return array  | 
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| 46 | */  | 
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| 47 | 4 | public function getConfig()  | 
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| 52 | /**  | 
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| 53 | * @return Client|null  | 
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| 54 | */  | 
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| 55 | 12 | public function getClient()  | 
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| 61 | 8 | public function sendTextMessage($recipientId, $messageText)  | 
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| 72 | 4 | View Code Duplication | public function sendImageMessage($recipientId, $picture)  | 
            
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| 91 | 4 | View Code Duplication | public function sendCard($recipientId, $card)  | 
            
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| 108 | 20 | public function callSendAPI($messageData)  | 
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| 125 | 4 | public function persistMenu($menu)  | 
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| 137 | 8 | public function getCurrentUserProfile($uid, $fields = null)  | 
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Unless you are absolutely sure that the expression can never be null because of other conditions, we strongly recommend to add an additional type check to your code: