Helper functions (Laravel)

general.php

<?php

namespace App\Helpers;

use DateTime;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;

class General
{
    static function generateUniqueId(string $prefix = '', bool $moreEntropy = true): string
    {
        return uniqid($prefix, $moreEntropy);
    }

    public static function validateDate(string $date, string $format = 'Y-m-d'): bool
    {
        $d = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $date);
        return $d && $d->format($format) == $date;
    }

    public static function decrypt(?string $field): ?string
    {
        if ($field && strlen($field) > 35) {
            return Crypt::decryptString($field);
        }
        return $field;
    }

    public static function encrypt(?string $field): ?string
    {
        if ($field) {
            return Crypt::encryptString($field);
        }
        return $field;
    }

}