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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10 | class PostBuilder extends Builder |
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13 | * Return results where Posts are related for the current logged in user. |
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15 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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16 | */ |
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17 | public function forCurrentUser() : PostBuilder |
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23 | * Return results where Posts have status. |
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24 | * |
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25 | * @param string $status |
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26 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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27 | */ |
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28 | public function status(string $status) : PostBuilder |
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34 | * Return results where Posts have been published. |
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36 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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37 | */ |
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38 | public function published() : PostBuilder |
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45 | * Return results where Posts have been scheduled to be published. |
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47 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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48 | */ |
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49 | public function scheduled() : PostBuilder |
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58 | * Return results where Posts are drafted. |
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59 | * |
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60 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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61 | */ |
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62 | public function draft() : PostBuilder |
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71 | * Return results where Posts are not yet published. |
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72 | * |
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73 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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74 | */ |
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75 | public function notPublished() : PostBuilder |
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85 | * Order Post results by latest published. |
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87 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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88 | */ |
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89 | public function orderByLatest() : PostBuilder |
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95 | * Return results where Posts have been published last month. |
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96 | * |
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97 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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98 | */ |
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99 | public function publishedLastMonth() : PostBuilder |
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107 | * Return results where Posts have been published last week. |
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108 | * |
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109 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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110 | */ |
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111 | public function publishedLastWeek() : PostBuilder |
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119 | * Return results where Posts are related by the passed in Post Tags. |
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120 | * |
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121 | * @param \Chriscreates\Blog\Post $post |
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122 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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123 | */ |
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124 | public function relatedByPostTags(Post $post) : PostBuilder |
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131 | /** |
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132 | * Return results where Posts are related by the passed in Post Category. |
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133 | * |
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134 | * @param \Chriscreates\Blog\Post $post |
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135 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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136 | */ |
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137 | public function relatedByPostCategory(Post $post) : PostBuilder |
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144 | /** |
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145 | * Return results where Posts contain the Category(s) passed. |
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146 | * |
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147 | * @param $categories |
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148 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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149 | */ |
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150 | public function whereCategories($categories = null) : PostBuilder |
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186 | /** |
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187 | * Return results where Posts contain the Category(s) passed. |
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188 | * |
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189 | * @param array $options |
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190 | * @return \Chriscreates\Blog\Builders\PostBuilder |
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191 | */ |
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192 | public function whereCategory(...$options) : PostBuilder |
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238 | } |
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If you implement
__call
and you know which methods are available, you can improve IDE auto-completion and static analysis by adding a @method annotation to the class.This is often the case, when
__call
is implemented by a parent class and only the child class knows which methods exist: