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title: 'Create traits for relationships you commonly use in your models to make your codebase cleaner, simpler, and more consistent ✨'
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thread_slug: weekly-thread-2021-43
author_username: jordankdalton
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created_at: 2021-10-29T17:11:34+00:00
slug: create-traits-for-relationships-you-commonly-use-in-your-models-to-make-your-codebase-cleaner-simpler-and-more-consistent
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Laravel Tip: Abstract relations you commonly use to a trait. It’s a DRY approach that keeps your models thin.