Helper Classes

FluentCRM provides several service classes that you can use to build advanced functionalities in your plugin or addon. These classes are used extensively by FluentCRM itself and are available for third-party developers.

CRM Service Classes

Class	Namespace	Description
Helper	FluentCrm\App\Services\Helper	Core utility class with 50+ static methods for contacts, emails, settings, SmartCodes, and more
Sanitize	FluentCrm\App\Services\Sanitize	Data sanitization for contacts, campaigns, funnels, companies, and taxonomy IDs
PermissionManager	FluentCrm\App\Services\PermissionManager	Manage FluentCRM capabilities — check, assign, and list user permissions
Parser	FluentCrm\App\Services\Libs\Parser\Parser	SmartCode template parser — replace dynamic placeholders in email templates
ContactsQuery	FluentCrm\App\Services\ContactsQuery	Advanced contact querying with filtering, sorting, and pagination

Framework Classes

Class	Namespace	Description
Request	FluentCrm\Framework\Http\Request\Request	HTTP request handling — input retrieval, type-safe accessors, validation, file uploads
Arr	FluentCrm\Framework\Support\Arr	80+ static array utility methods — get, set, dot notation, filtering, sorting, pattern matching
Str	FluentCrm\Framework\Support\Str	String utility methods — contains, startsWith, slug, camel, snake, and more

Usage

All service classes can be used directly via their fully-qualified namespace:

use FluentCrm\App\Services\Helper;
use FluentCrm\App\Services\Sanitize;
use FluentCrm\App\Services\PermissionManager;
use FluentCrm\App\Services\Libs\Parser\Parser;
use FluentCrm\App\Services\ContactsQuery;

// Example: Check if a feature is enabled
$isCompanyEnabled = Helper::isCompanyEnabled();

// Example: Sanitize contact data before saving
$cleanData = Sanitize::contact($requestData);

// Example: Check current user permissions
$canManage = PermissionManager::currentUserCan('fcrm_manage_contacts');