Laravel Facades: Convenient Static Interface

Understand how Laravel facades work and when to use them.

Understanding facades:

Common Facades

php

Cache::get('key');
DB::table('users')->get();
Route::get('/', fn() => view('home'));
Log::info('Message');

php

use Facades\App\Services\PaymentService;

PaymentService::process($order);

class Cart extends Facade
{
    protected static function getFacadeAccessor()
    {
        return 'cart';
    }
}

php

Cache::shouldReceive('get')
    ->once()
    ->with('key')
    ->andReturn('value');