app() helper return different structure on server

Question

i have this code

app('getHomeContent')

locally it returns

{#2999 ▼
  +"slider_title": "For every student, every classroom. Real results."
  +"slider_text": "Build skills with courses, certificates, and degrees online from world-class universities and companies"
  +"testimonial_title": "What Our Student Have To Say"
...

but on server return

{#2999 ▼
  +"main": array:127 [▼
     +"slider_title": "For every student, every classroom. Real results."
  +"slider_text": "Build skills with courses, certificates, and degrees online from world-class universities and companies"
  +"testimonial_title": "What Our Student Have To Say"
....

the added "main:" causes issues as locally i don't have to type it at all to access the data ! how to fix this ? what makes response different from server to local

Answer 1

I think there's a better way to go about this, instead of using app() to get content.

Here's what I would suggest so you get the same results everytime.

First, create a helper.php file in your app directory.

Second, add the following code in the helper.php file:

<?php 
    
function getHomeContent() {
    return [
      'slider_title' => 'title',
      'slider_text' => 'text',
      ...
    ]
}

Finally, go to your composer.json file and add the following

"autoload": {
    ...
},
"autoload-dev": {
    "psr-4": {
        "Tests\\": "tests/"
    },
    "files": [
        "app/helper.php" // <---- this file
    ]
},

After doing composer dump, you can go anywhere and use getHomeContent() directly.