michabbb#PHP #Laravel #Design Pattern: Improving #Telescope with Unorthodox #Decorator 🧩
When standard debugging tools couldn't handle a complex #API (JSON wrapped in Base64 wrapped in #SOAP), a creative solution emerged.
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🔍 Problem: #Laravel #Telescope couldn't display meaningful data from a nested API response
🪆 Context: Working with an unusual API structure - JSON → Base64 → XML (SOAP)
🛠️ Solution: Created a decorator for ClientRequestWatcher using #PHP duck-typing
🪆 Context: Working with an unusual API structure - JSON → Base64 → XML (SOAP)
🛠️ Solution: Created a decorator for ClientRequestWatcher using #PHP duck-typing
💡 Technique: Used Laravel's ForwardsCalls trait to pass through behavior while enhancing specific methods
🔄 Implementation: Extended the container binding with app->extend() without modifying core code
🔄 Implementation: Extended the container binding with app->extend() without modifying core code
🐛 Result: Transformed unreadable payloads into human-readable JSON for effective debugging
This approach shows how flexible decoration can improve modularity when standard interfaces aren't available.
https://muhammedsari.me/unorthodox-decoration
