Getting started

Core concept

Former is to be used as a View helper – meaning it provides for you a class that you can use directly in your views to output HTML code.

<?= Former::open()->method('GET') ?>
	<?= Former::text('name')->required() ?>
<?= Former::close() ?>

If you're using Twig or other more closed view templating systems, you can still use Former's classes outside :

$form = (string)Former::open()->method('GET');
	$form .= Former::text('name')->required();
$form .= Former::close();

Installing Former is easy as hell. Just type composer require anahkiaen/former and you're good to go!

Just need to add Former's service provider to your Laravel application in app/config/app.php. In the providers array add :

'Former\FormerServiceProvider',

Add then alias Former's main class by adding its facade to the aliases array in the same file :

'Former' => 'Former\Facades\Former',

Simply do php artisan config:publish anahkiasen/former

Same as for Laravel 4, add Former to your Composer file. Then do this :

use Former\Facades\Former;

And you're done.