### Install Requests for Laravel via Composer

Source: https://github.com/roundly-consulting/requests-for-laravel/blob/main/README.md

Run these commands to install the package and publish its migrations. Requires PHP 8.4 and Laravel 12 or 13. Set REQUESTS_KEY_TYPE and APPROVALS_KEY_TYPE before migrating if your models use UUID/ULID keys.

```bash
composer require roundly-consulting/requests-for-laravel
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="requests-migrations"
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="approvals-migrations"
php artisan migrate
```

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### Create a request with named approvers

Source: https://github.com/roundly-consulting/requests-for-laravel/blob/main/README.md

Use the Requests facade to create a request with an author, type, title, required approvers, and expiration. Only the named approvers or their delegates may decide.

```php
use RoundlyConsulting\Requests\Facades\Requests;

$request = Requests::make()
    ->author($user)
    ->type('Claim')
    ->title('Expense reimbursement')
    ->requireApprovalsFrom([$alice, $bob])   // only they, or their delegates, may decide
    ->expiresAt(now()->addDays(7))
    ->create();
```

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### Use HasRequests and GivesApprovals traits on User model

Source: https://github.com/roundly-consulting/requests-for-laravel/blob/main/README.md

Apply the HasRequests and GivesApprovals traits to models that author and approve requests. The model must implement GivesApprovalsInterface and HasRequestsContract.

```php
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use RoundlyConsulting\Approvals\Interfaces\GivesApprovalsInterface;
use RoundlyConsulting\Approvals\Traits\GivesApprovals;
use RoundlyConsulting\Requests\Concerns\HasRequests;
use RoundlyConsulting\Requests\Contracts\HasRequests as HasRequestsContract;

class User extends Model implements GivesApprovalsInterface, HasRequestsContract
{
    use GivesApprovals;
    use HasRequests;
}
```

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### Approve a request and check status

Source: https://github.com/roundly-consulting/requests-for-laravel/blob/main/README.md

Approve a request by named approvers. By default every approver must approve. After all approvals, the status becomes Approved and the author's approved requests can be retrieved.

```php
Requests::approve($request, $alice);                       // 1 of 2 — still New
Requests::approve($request, $bob, reason: 'Looks good');   // 2 of 2 — Approved

$request->status;                    // Status::Approved
$user->approvedRequests()->get();    // the author's approved requests
```