Building a Base Controller for Reusable Data Access in Laravel

   $filename = time() . '_' . $file->getClientOriginalName();

Store sensitive files in the storage directory and use a controller to serve them securely.

   namespace App\Http\Controllers;

   use App\Models\Post;

   class PostController extends Controller
   {
       public function index()
       {
           $posts = Post::paginate(10); // Default pagination
           return response()->json($posts);
       }
   }

Modify the response structure to include metadata and links:

   @if ($userPreferences['notifications'])
       <p>Notifications are enabled.</p>
   @else
       <p>Notifications are disabled.</p>
   @endif

For data that depends on the request or user context, use middleware.

   "autoload": {
       "files": [
           "app/Helpers/helpers.php"
       ]
   }

   composer dump-autoload