Tag: eloquent

Laravel 14 adds a defaults() method to Eloquent models, so attribute defaults can use config, feature flags, and dates. Here is how it behaves.

whereVectorSimilarTo now compiles to MariaDB's vec_distance_cosine, and the new AsVector Eloquent cast handles the binary vector column format.

Laravel 13 lets you declare Eloquent config like fillable, hidden, and table with native PHP attributes. Here is how the new syntax works in practice.

Laravel 13 ships first-party JSON:API resources. Learn how JsonApiResource handles attributes, relationships, sparse fieldsets, and includes.

Laravel 12.8 introduces automatic relationship eager loading that silently eliminates N+1 query problems — no more forgetting `with()` on every query.