Laravel5 helpers for tinkering with your app

gistfile1.php

<?php
/**
 * Print query with bindings instead of '?'
 */
function toRaw($query)
{
    return vsprintf(str_replace('?', "'%s'", $query->toSql()), $query->getBindings());
}



if ( ! function_exists('request'))
{
	/**
	 * Call the given URI and return the Response.
	 *
	 * @param  string  $method
	 * @param  string  $uri
	 * @param  array   $parameters
	 * @param  array   $cookies
	 * @param  array   $files
	 * @param  array   $server
	 * @param  string  $content
	 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
	 */
	function request($method, $uri, $parameters = [], $cookies = [], $files = [], $server = [], $content = null)
	{
		$request = \Illuminate\Http\Request::create($uri, $method, $parameters, $cookies, $files, $server, $content);

		return \App::make('Illuminate\Contracts\Http\Kernel')->handle($request);
	}
}