make:dto Command

The make:dto command generates Data Transfer Object (DTO) classes with the ArrayConvertible trait, making it easy to create type-safe data containers that can seamlessly convert between arrays and objects.

Basic Usage

php artisan make:dto DtoName

This creates a DTO file at app/Dtos/DtoName.php with the ArrayConvertible trait and readonly class structure.

Command Syntax

php artisan make:dto <name>

Arguments

• name - The name/path of the DTO to create

Examples

Basic DTO

php artisan make:dto UserData

Creates app/Dtos/UserData.php:

<?php

namespace App\Dtos;

use LumoSolutions\Actionable\Traits\ArrayConvertible;

readonly class UserData
{
    use ArrayConvertible;

    public function __construct(
        // public string $property,
    ) {}
}

Nested DTOs

Use forward slashes to create DTOs in subdirectories:

php artisan make:dto User/ProfileData

Creates app/Dtos/User/ProfileData.php:

<?php

namespace App\Dtos\User;

use LumoSolutions\Actionable\Traits\ArrayConvertible;

readonly class ProfileData
{
    use ArrayConvertible;

    public function __construct(
        // public string $property,
    ) {}
}

Deep Nesting

php artisan make:dto Orders/Shipping/AddressData

Creates app/Dtos/Orders/Shipping/AddressData.php:

<?php

namespace App\Dtos\Orders\Shipping;

use LumoSolutions\Actionable\Traits\ArrayConvertible;

readonly class AddressData
{
    use ArrayConvertible;

    public function __construct(
        // public string $property,
    ) {}
}

What's Next?

• DTOs Guide - Learn comprehensive DTO usage
• Attributes Guide - Master DTO attributes
• make:action Command - Create actions to work with DTOs