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 DepartmentController extends Controller |
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| 18 | { |
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| 19 | /** |
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| 20 | * DepartmentController constructor. |
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| 21 | */ |
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| 22 | public function __construct() |
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| 23 | { |
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| 24 | $this->middleware('auth'); |
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| 25 | $this->middleware('lang'); |
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| 26 | } |
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| 28 | /** |
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| 29 | * Display a listing of the resource. |
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| 30 | * |
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| 31 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response |
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| 32 | */ |
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| 33 | public function index() |
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| 34 | { |
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| 35 | $data['query'] = Departments::with('managers')->paginate(15); |
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| 36 | return view('departments.index', $data); |
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| 37 | } |
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| 39 | /** |
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| 40 | * Show the form for creating a new resource. |
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| 41 | * |
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| 42 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response |
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| 43 | */ |
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| 44 | public function create() |
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| 45 | { |
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| 46 | return view('departments.insert'); |
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| 47 | } |
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| 49 | /** |
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| 50 | * Search for a specific department |
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| 51 | * |
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| 52 | * @param Request $request |
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| 53 | * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\View\View |
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| 54 | */ |
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| 55 | public function search(Request $request) |
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| 62 | /** |
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| 63 | * Store a newly created resource in storage. |
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| 64 | * |
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| 65 | * @param Requests\DepartmentsValidator $input |
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| 66 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response |
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| 67 | */ |
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| 68 | public function store(Requests\DepartmentsValidator $input) |
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| 74 | /** |
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| 75 | * Display the specified resource. |
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| 76 | * |
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| 77 | * @param int $id the department id in the database. |
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| 78 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response |
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| 79 | */ |
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| 80 | public function show($id) |
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| 86 | /** |
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| 87 | * Show the form for editing the specified resource. |
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| 88 | * |
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| 89 | * @param int $id the department id in the database. |
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| 90 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response |
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| 91 | */ |
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| 92 | public function edit($id) |
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| 93 | { |
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| 94 | $data['query'] = Departments::find($id); |
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| 95 | return view('departments.update', $data); |
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| 96 | } |
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| 98 | /** |
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| 99 | * Update the specified resource in storage. |
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| 100 | * |
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| 101 | * @param Requests\DepartmentsValidator $input |
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| 102 | * @param int $id the department id in the database. |
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| 103 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response |
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| 104 | */ |
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| 105 | public function update(Requests\DepartmentsValidator $input, $id) |
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| 111 | /** |
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| 112 | * Remove the specified resource from storage. |
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| 113 | * |
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| 114 | * @param int $id the department id in the database. |
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| 115 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response |
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| 116 | */ |
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| 117 | public function destroy($id) |
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| 118 | { |
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| 119 | Departments::destroy($id); |
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| 120 | return redirect()->back(302); |
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| 121 | } |
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| 123 | /** |
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| 124 | * Get all the departments |
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| 125 | * |
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| 126 | * @return string |
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| 127 | */ |
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| 128 | View Code Duplication | public function get_departments() |
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Adding an explicit array definition is generally preferable to implicit array definition as it guarantees a stable state of the code.
Let’s take a look at an example:
As you can see in this example, the array
$myArrayis initialized the first time when the foreach loop is entered. You can also see that the value of thebarkey is only written conditionally; thus, its value might result from a previous iteration.This might or might not be intended. To make your intention clear, your code more readible and to avoid accidental bugs, we recommend to add an explicit initialization $myArray = array() either outside or inside the foreach loop.