A repository can be defined as a layer of abstraction between the domain and data mapping layers, one that provides an avenue of mediation between both, via a collection-like interface for accessing domain objects. Modern PHP frameworks, such as Laravel and Symfony, interact with databases via Object-relational mappers (ORMs); Symfony uses Doctrine as its default ORM and Laravel uses Eloquent.

Doctrine, however, uses the Repository pattern where each Entity has a corresponding repository containing helper functions to interact with the database. While Laravel doesn't provide this functionality out of the box, it is possible to use the Repository pattern in Laravel projects.

In this article, I will show you how to implement the Repository pattern in your Laravel applications.
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