Livewire Development

When to Apply

Activate this skill when:

Creating or modifying Livewire components
Using wire: directives (model, click, loading, sort, intersect)
Implementing islands or async actions
Writing Livewire component tests

Documentation

Use search-docs for detailed Livewire 4 patterns and documentation.

Basic Usage

Creating Components

<code-snippet name="Component Creation Commands" lang="bash">

Single-file component (default in v4)

Multi-file component

Class-based component (v3 style)

{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire create-post --class') }}

With namespace

</code-snippet>

Converting Between Formats

Use php artisan livewire:convert create-post to convert between single-file, multi-file, and class-based formats.

Component Format Reference

Format	Flag	Structure
Single-file (SFC)	default	PHP + Blade in one file
Multi-file (MFC)	`--mfc`	Separate PHP class, Blade, JS, tests
Class-based	`--class`	Traditional v3 style class
View-based	⚡ prefix	Blade-only with functional state

Single-File Component Example

<code-snippet name="Single-File Component Example" lang="php"> <?php use Livewire\Component; new class extends Component { public int $count = 0; public function increment(): void { $this->count++; } } ?> <div> <button wire:click="increment">Count: @{{ $count }}</button> </div> </code-snippet>

Livewire 4 Specifics

Key Changes From Livewire 3

These things changed in Livewire 4, but may not have been updated in this application. Verify this application's setup to ensure you follow existing conventions.

Use Route::livewire() for full-page components; config keys renamed: layout → component_layout, lazy_placeholder → component_placeholder.
wire:model now ignores child events by default (use wire:model.deep for old behavior); wire:scroll renamed to wire:navigate:scroll.
Component tags must be properly closed; wire:transition now uses View Transitions API (modifiers removed).
JavaScript: $wire.$js('name', fn) → $wire.$js.name = fn; commit/request hooks → interceptMessage()/interceptRequest().

New Features

Component formats: single-file (SFC), multi-file (MFC), view-based components.
Islands (@island) for isolated updates; async actions (wire:click.async, #[Async]) for parallel execution.
Deferred/bundled loading: defer, lazy.bundle for optimized component loading.

Feature	Usage	Purpose
Islands	`@island(name: 'stats')`	Isolated update regions
Async	`wire:click.async` or `#[Async]`	Non-blocking actions
Deferred	`defer` attribute	Load after page render
Bundled	`lazy.bundle`	Load multiple together

New Directives

wire:sort, wire:intersect, wire:ref, .renderless, .preserve-scroll are available for use.
data-loading attribute automatically added to elements triggering network requests.

Directive	Purpose
`wire:sort`	Drag-and-drop sorting
`wire:intersect`	Viewport intersection detection
`wire:ref`	Element references for JS
`.renderless`	Component without rendering
`.preserve-scroll`	Preserve scroll position

Best Practices

Always use wire:key in loops
Use wire:loading for loading states
Use wire:model.live for instant updates (default is debounced)
Validate and authorize in actions (treat like HTTP requests)

Configuration

smart_wire_keys defaults to true; new configs: component_locations, component_namespaces, make_command, csp_safe.

Alpine & JavaScript

wire:transition uses browser View Transitions API; $errors and $intercept magic properties available.
Non-blocking wire:poll and parallel wire:model.live updates improve performance.

For interceptors and hooks, see reference/javascript-hooks.md.

Testing

<code-snippet name="Testing Example" lang="php">

Livewire::test(Counter::class) ->assertSet('count', 0) ->call('increment') ->assertSet('count', 1);