Updates july 2026

app/Conversions/Svg.php

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Svg extends ImageGenerator
     /**
      * Converts SVG to PNG, preserving transparency
      */
-    public function convert(string $file, Conversion $conversion = null): string
+    public function convert(string $file, ?Conversion $conversion = null): string
     {
         $imageFile = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_DIRNAME) . '/' . pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_FILENAME) . '.png';
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function convert(string $file, Conversion $conversion = null): string
 
     public function requirementsAreInstalled(): bool
     {
-        return class_exists(\Imagick::class);
+        return class_exists(Imagick::class);
     }
 
     public function supportedExtensions(): Collection

app/Helpers/LdapHelper.php

@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ protected function flattenUserAttributes($users, $fields)
     /**
      * Look up and return a local user instance by checking LDAP for that user.
      *
-     * @param  string $display_name The user's display name
      * @param  string $name         The user's name/uid
      *
      * @return User|boolean

app/Http/Controllers/AppController.php

@@ -2,24 +2,23 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 class AppController extends Controller
 {
     /**
      * Display the App Homepage.
      */
-    public function index(): View|ViewContract
+    public function index(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('home');
     }
 
     /**
      * Display the FAQ page.
      */
-    public function faq(): View|ViewContract
+    public function faq(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('faq');
     }

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
 
 class LoginController extends Controller
 {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public function username()
     /**
      * Show the login form.
      */
-    public function showLoginForm(): View|ViewContract
+    public function showLoginForm(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         if (!session()->has('url.intended')) {
             session(['url.intended' => url()->previous()]);

app/Http/Controllers/LogsController.php

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 use App\LogEntry;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 class LogsController extends Controller
 {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Display a listing of the resource.
      */
-    public function index(Request $request): View|ViewContract
+    public function index(Request $request): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('logs.index', [
             'logs' => LogEntry::with('user')

app/Http/Controllers/ProfileStudentsController.php

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Profile;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 
 class ProfileStudentsController extends Controller
 {
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Show student applications associated with a profile.
      */
-    public function show(Profile $profile): View|ViewContract
+    public function show(Profile $profile): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('students.profile-students', [
             'profile' => $profile,

app/Http/Controllers/ProfilesController.php

@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 use App\Http\Requests\ProfileSearchRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\ProfileUpdateRequest;
 use App\School;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection as EloquentCollection;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Response;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
 use Spatie\Browsershot\Browsershot;
 
 class ProfilesController extends Controller
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Display a listing of profiles.
      */
-    public function index(ProfileSearchRequest $request): View|ViewContract|RedirectResponse
+    public function index(ProfileSearchRequest $request): View|ViewFactory|RedirectResponse
     {
         $input_search = $request->input('search');
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public function index(ProfileSearchRequest $request): View|ViewContract|Redirect
     /**
      * Display the home page
      */
-    public function home(): View|ViewContract
+    public function home(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         $random_profile = Cache::tags(['home', 'profiles'])->remember('home-random-profiles', 86400, function() {
             return Profile::public()->excludingUnlisted()->inRandomOrder()->limit(2)->get();
@@ -132,15 +132,15 @@ public function home(): View|ViewContract
     /**
      * Display an admin table of profiles.
      */
-    public function table(): View|ViewContract
+    public function table(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('profiles.table');
     }
 
     /**
      * Show the specified profile.
      */
-    public function show(Request $request, Profile $profile): View|ViewContract
+    public function show(Request $request, Profile $profile): View|ViewFactory
     {
         /** @var User the logged-in user */
         $user = Auth::user();
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public function redirectById(int $id): RedirectResponse
     /**
      * Create a Profile
      */
-    public function create(Request $request, User $user, LdapHelperContract $ldap): View|ViewContract|RedirectResponse
+    public function create(Request $request, User $user, LdapHelperContract $ldap): View|ViewFactory|RedirectResponse
     {
         $existing_profile = $user->profiles()->withTrashed()->first();
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public function create(Request $request, User $user, LdapHelperContract $ldap):
     /**
      * Show the view for editing a profile section
      */
-    public function edit(Profile $profile, string $section): View|ViewContract|RedirectResponse
+    public function edit(Profile $profile, string $section): View|ViewFactory|RedirectResponse
     {
         //dont manage auto-managed publications
         if ($section == 'publications' && $profile->hasOrcidManagedPublications()) {
@@ -294,15 +294,15 @@ public function updateBanner(Profile $profile, ProfileBannerImageRequest $reques
     /**
      * Confirm deletion of a profile
      */
-    public function confirmDelete(Profile $profile): View|ViewContract
+    public function confirmDelete(Profile $profile): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('profiles.delete', ['profile' => $profile]);
     }
 
     /**
      * Confirm restoration of a soft-deleted profile
      */
-    public function confirmRestore(Request $request, Profile $profile): View|ViewContract|RedirectResponse
+    public function confirmRestore(Request $request, Profile $profile): View|ViewFactory|RedirectResponse
     {
         // this message is in case someone tries to create an already archived profile
         if ($request->user()->cannot('restore', $profile)) {

app/Http/Controllers/SchoolsController.php

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 use App\Profile;
 use App\School;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class SchoolsController extends Controller
 {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Display a list of schools.
      */
-    public function index(): View|ViewContract
+    public function index(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         $schools = School::get();
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function index(): View|ViewContract
     /**
      * Show the form for creating a new school.
      */
-    public function create(): View|ViewContract
+    public function create(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('schools.create');
     }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
     /**
      * Display all profiles from the specified school.
      */
-    public function show(School $school): View|ViewContract
+    public function show(School $school): View|ViewFactory
     {
         $profiles = Profile::fromSchoolId($school->id)->public()->excludingUnlisted()->paginate(24);
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function show(School $school): View|ViewContract
     /**
      * Show the form for editing the specified school.
      */
-    public function edit(School $school): View|ViewContract
+    public function edit(School $school): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('schools.edit', compact('school'));
     }

app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Setting;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 
 class SettingsController extends Controller
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Show the settings for editing.
      */
-    public function edit(): View|ViewContract
+    public function edit(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('settings', [
             'settings' => Setting::pluck('value', 'name')->toArray(),

app/Http/Controllers/StudentsController.php

@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 use App\Student;
 use App\StudentData;
 use App\User;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class StudentsController extends Controller
 {
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public function about()
     /**
      * Display the list of student research applications.
      */
-    public function index(): View|ViewContract
+    public function index(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         /** @var User */
         $user = Auth::user();
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ public function store(Request $request): Student|false
     /**
      * Display the specified student research application.
      */
-    public function show(Request $request, Student $student): View|ViewContract
+    public function show(Request $request, Student $student): View|ViewFactory
     {
         if ($request->user() && $request->user()->userOrDelegatorhasRole('faculty')) {
             StudentViewed::dispatch($student);
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ public function show(Request $request, Student $student): View|ViewContract
     /**
      * Show the form for editing the specified student research application.
      */
-    public function edit(Student $student): View|ViewContract
+    public function edit(Student $student): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('students.edit', [
             'student' => $student,

app/Http/Controllers/TagsController.php

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View as ViewContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
 use Spatie\Tags\Tag;
 use App\Http\Requests\TagsUpdateRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\TagUpdateRequest;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Show the index of all associated tags.
      */
-    public function index(): View|ViewContract
+    public function index(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         $tags = Tag::whereExists(function($query) {
             $query->select(\DB::raw(1))->from('taggables')->whereRaw('tags.id = taggables.tag_id');
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ public function index(): View|ViewContract
     /**
      * Show the index table of all associated tags.
      */
-    public function table(): View|ViewContract
+    public function table(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('tags.table');
     }
 
     /**
      * Show the index table of all associated tags.
      */
-    public function create(): View|ViewContract
+    public function create(): View|ViewFactory
     {
         return view('tags.create');
     }