https://medium.com/@daaaan/repository-design-pattern-done-right-in-laravel-d177b5fa75d4 > In this post I will show you how to setup the repository design pattern in Laravel from scratch. I will be using the Laravel 5.8.3 version, but the Laravel version shouldn’t really matter too much. Before we start coding there are a few things you need to know about the repository design pattern. > The repository design pattern allows you to use objects without having to know how these objects are persisted. Essentially it is an abstraction of the data layer.