Script to reload Laravel Tinker sessions without existing

tinkerMod.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Process;

$__tinkerModeDefinedVars__ = get_defined_vars();

$_reload = function ($lineStart = null, $endLine = null) use ($__tinkerModeDefinedVars__) {

    $histFile = '.__tinkerMode__history.php'; //stores executable history

    $argsIsSet = ($lineStart !== null && $endLine !== null);

    if ($argsIsSet) {
        $oldShell = $__tinkerModeDefinedVars__['__psysh__'];
        $oldShell->runCommand("hist --show $lineStart..$endLine --save $histFile"); //get history from old shell

        //replace old executable history
        $rawHistory = file_get_contents($histFile);
        $formattedHistory = str_replace("\n", ';', $rawHistory);
        file_put_contents($histFile, '<?php ' . $formattedHistory);
    }


    $tinkerMod = __DIR__ . '/tinkerMod.php';
    $histFile = (($argsIsSet) ? $histFile : '');
    Process::forever()->tty()->run("clear && php artisan tinker $tinkerMod $histFile"); //start a new shell
};

How to use

• Include the tinkerMod.php file when starting your session i.e.: php artisan tinker tinkerMod.php
• To restart your session and load code changes, call on the $_reload() function

How to re-run your test code

• Once your session is loaded with tinkerMod.php type out the history or hist command to get the history of everything your typed out
• Note the start and end line numbers you would like to run
• You can now pass this into the reload function to reload your session and replay the desired history i.e.: $_reload(3,8)

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