README.md

Fork

A Laravel PHP library for processing code in the background.

This package uses a new ability in Laravel to serialize closures, which can then be executed in the command line in the background asynchronously.

Install

Normal install via Composer.

Register

In the old Laravel v5 way of doing things, you would edit the app/Console/Kernal.php file:

protected $commands = [
    \Travis\Fork\Commands\ForkCommand::class,
];

In the newer Laravel v8+ way of doing things, you would edit your Provider.php file:

public function boot()
{
    if ($this->app->runningInConsole()) {
        $this->commands([
            \Travis\Fork\Commands\ForkCommand::class,
        ]);
    }
}

Usage

Just fork the code you want to run in the background:

Fork::run(function() use($foobar)
{
    // do stuff
});

If you want to test for errors, you can run your code synchronously:

Fork::test(function() use($foobar)
{
    // do stuff
});