Explore the Most Powerful Modern Laravel Tools: Inertia.js, View Creators, and HLS — Step by Step

Here’s a complete breakdown of essential tools to level up your Laravel development: Inertia.js v2, View Creators, and the Laravel HLS package for secure video streaming.

1. Inertia.js v2 with Laravel Adapter and React

Inertia.js lets you build full-featured SPA - Single Page Applications using Laravel and React without the need to manually create a REST API.

🔧 Installation Steps:

composer require inertiajs/inertia-laravel

npm install @inertiajs/inertia @inertiajs/inertia-react react react-dom

⚙️ Project Setup:

// resources/js/app.jsx
import { createInertiaApp } from '@inertiajs/inertia-react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';

createInertiaApp({
  resolve: name => require(`./Pages/${name}`),
  setup({ el, App, props }) {
    render(, el);
  },
});

🔥 Key Features in Inertia v2:

• inertia.ensure_pages_exist: Laravel throws a clear error if the component is missing.
• php artisan inertia:check-ssr: Ensures your SSR server is running after deployment.
• form.resetAndClearErrors(): Reset form state and errors in a single call.

🧪 Navigation Example with Inertia:

import { Inertia } from '@inertiajs/inertia';

Inertia.visit('/users', {
  onSuccess: () => console.log('Page loaded successfully'),
  onError: () => alert('There was a problem loading the page'),
});

2. Using View Creators in Laravel

View Creators allow you to bind data to a view right after it’s instantiated—before Laravel renders it.

🔧 Usage Example:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;

View::creator('dashboard', function ($view) {
    $view->with('totalUsers', \App\Models\User::count());
});

📌 Benefits:

• Separates data preparation logic from the controller.
• Makes views consistently have the necessary data without code repetition.

3. Streaming Videos with Laravel HLS

The Laravel HLS package makes it easy to convert your Eloquent video models to streamable HLS format with AES-128 encryption.

🔧 Installation:

composer require outl1ne/laravel-hls

⚙️ Usage:

Add the Trait to your video model:

use Outl1ne\Hls\Traits\ConvertsToHls;

class Video extends Model {
    use ConvertsToHls;
}

Then trigger the conversion:

$video = Video::find(1);
$video->convertToHls();

🎯 Highlights:

• Secure and fast video conversion.
• AES-128 encryption support for protecting video content.
• Perfect for e-learning platforms, paid content, or internal media.