laravelobserver-pattern

name	laravel:observer-pattern
allowed-tools	["Read","Write","Edit","Bash","Glob","Grep"]
description	Implement reliable Laravel async workflows (queues/events/cache) with idempotency and failure handling. Use for observer pattern tasks.

Observer Pattern (Laravel)

Use when

• Offloading heavy work to queues/events/cache workflows.
• Stabilizing retries, idempotency, and failure handling.

Default workflow

1. Define async payload contract and idempotency strategy.
2. Implement handler/job with explicit retry/backoff behavior.
3. Configure observability and failure handling.
4. Verify dispatch + execution + failure paths with tests.

Guardrails

• Do not pass oversized mutable payloads.
• Assume at-least-once delivery and code for safe retries.
• Instrument failures and dead-letter handling.

Progressive disclosure

• Start with this file for execution posture and constraints.
• Load references only for deep implementation detail or edge cases.

Output contract

• Async components changed and queue/cache strategy.
• Retry/backoff/failure decisions.
• Validation evidence for success and failure paths.

References

• reference.md
• docs/complexity-tiers.md