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IMS-33: Laravel 12 File Structure Migration & New Engineering Standards

Overview

This PR migrates the codebase from the legacy Laravel (< v10) structure to the Laravel 12 modern, slim architecture, while introducing new engineering standards focused on scalability, maintainability, and developer experience.


Key Changes

1. Laravel 12 Modern File Structure

  • Migrated from legacy folder structure to Laravel 12 slim application structure
  • Removed deprecated patterns and unused abstractions
  • Aligned directories with official Laravel 12 conventions

2. Architecture Pattern Upgrade

  • Replaced the Mapper pattern with a Service–Repository pattern
  • Clear separation of responsibilities:
    • Controllers → HTTP layer, validation, authorization
    • Services → Business logic and orchestration
    • Repositories → Data access and query logic
  • Improved testability, readability, and long-term maintainability

3. API Documentation Enhancements

  • Added comprehensive API documentation support:
    • Scalar UI
    • Swagger UI
  • Standardized request and response documentation
  • Improved developer onboarding and frontend integration

4. Engineering Standards & Improvements

  • Standardized API response formats
  • Improved naming conventions and folder consistency
  • Reduced tight coupling between layers
  • Prepared the codebase for future scalability and reporting modules

Why This Change

  • Align the project with Laravel 12 best practices
  • Simplify and modernize the codebase
  • Establish a consistent, scalable engineering standard
  • Improve maintainability and onboarding for future contributors

Backward Compatibility

  • No breaking changes to existing API contracts
  • Endpoint behavior remains unchanged unless explicitly documented

Testing

  • Existing API endpoints manually verified
  • Documentation endpoints tested:
    • /docs
    • /docs/swagger

Checklist

  • Laravel 12 file structure migration completed
  • Service–Repository pattern implemented
  • API documentation added (Scalar & Swagger)
  • New engineering standards established

refactor(repositories): implement UserRepository interface and provider
feat(media): add Media model and factory for user profile handling
docs(api): update API documentation for user and role resources
fix(validation): simplify role and user request validation rules
docs: create detailed documentation for all features and setup
test: implement unit and feature tests for user, role, and permission management
refactor: update role service to use repository pattern
chore: add license file and project structure documentation
- Introduce repository interface stub and implement interface in repository class
- Update MakeRepositoryCommand to generate both repository and interface files
- Automatically bind repository to interface in RepositoryServiceProvider
- Update GenerateCrudStarter to include repository generation
Add CACHE_DRIVER, SESSION_DRIVER, and QUEUE_CONNECTION environment variables to ensure consistent testing environment. Remove redundant cache clearing step since we're now using array driver for cache.
Add a comprehensive pull request template to standardize PR descriptions and ensure all necessary information is included for code reviews. The template includes sections for context, type of change, Laravel specifics, testing strategy, and deployment notes.
@AHS12 AHS12 merged commit 506ebba into main Jan 3, 2026
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