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title: "Transform Data into Type-safe DTOs with this PHP Package"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/transform-data-into-type-safe-dtos-with-this-php-package-i4j8dpgbb
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/zero-to-prod-data-model-php-package
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2024-11-18T14:18:14.708Z
updated: 2024-12-08T21:28:01.404Z
tags: ["php"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 54
comments: 8
language: en
---

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# Transform Data into Type-safe DTOs with this PHP Package

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 2 min read · 54 upvotes · 8 comments

## Summary

The PHP Data Model package allows for lightweight and non-invasive hydration of type-safe PHP objects using reflection and attributes. It simplifies object hydration, ensures type safety, reduces defensive programming, and allows flexible value resolution. Integrate it seamlessly by adding the DataModel trait to your classes without altering class hierarchies. Additionally, it offers advanced features like required properties enforced via attributes, with extensive documentation and source code available on GitHub.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@alkiviadisdoulgeris** · 4 upvotes

> Such functionality already exists long ago, with much more features, if you do yourself a favor and stop using Laravel, study better PHP language itself and switch to Symfony.
> Another one example we see reinvention of the wheel. With Laravel. Once again.

**@alissondereg** · 1 upvotes

> So nice, feels like a much lighter eloquent model :)

**@miniporo** · 0 upvotes

> DTO is anti pattern that sacriface pefromance with useless allocation for latte developers.

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