[deleted]

src/NewCommand.php

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ protected function configure()
             ->setName('new')
             ->setDescription('Create a new Laravel application')
             ->addArgument('name', InputArgument::REQUIRED)
-            ->addOption('dev', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Installs the latest "development" release')
+            ->addOption('dev', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Installs the latest "development" release. Cannot be used with --target')
+            ->addOption('target', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Installs the specified version of Laravel. Cannot be used with --dev')
             ->addOption('git', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Initialize a Git repository')
             ->addOption('branch', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The branch that should be created for a new repository', $this->defaultBranch())
             ->addOption('github', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Create a new repository on GitHub', false)
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ protected function ensureExtensionsAreAvailable(InputInterface $input, OutputInt
      */
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
     {
+        $this->validateDevAndTargetOptions($input);
         $this->validateDatabaseOption($input);
         $this->validateStackOption($input);
 
@@ -382,21 +384,6 @@ protected function configureDefaultDatabaseConnection(string $directory, string
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine if the application is using Laravel 11 or newer.
-     *
-     * @param  string  $directory
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function usingLaravelVersionOrNewer(int $usingVersion, string $directory): bool
-    {
-        $version = json_decode(file_get_contents($directory.'/composer.json'), true)['require']['laravel/framework'];
-        $version = str_replace('^', '', $version);
-        $version = explode('.', $version)[0];
-
-        return $version >= $usingVersion;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Comment the irrelevant database configuration entries for SQLite applications.
      *
@@ -648,6 +635,21 @@ protected function promptForJetstreamOptions(InputInterface $input)
         ))->each(fn ($option) => $input->setOption($option, true));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Validate the usage of --dev and --target options.
+     *
+     * @param  \Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface  $input
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    protected function validateDevAndTargetOptions(InputInterface $input)
+    {
+        if ($input->getOption('dev') && $input->getOption('target')) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The --dev and --target options cannot be used together. Please specify only one.');
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Validate the database driver input.
      *
@@ -884,6 +886,10 @@ protected function getVersion(InputInterface $input)
             return 'dev-master';
         }
 
+        if ($input->getOption('target')) {
+            return $input->getOption('target');
+        }
+
         return '';
     }
 

tests/NewCommandTest.php

@@ -72,17 +72,4 @@ public function test_it_can_chops_trailing_slash_from_name()
             );
         }
     }
-
-    public function test_on_at_least_laravel_11()
-    {
-        $command = new NewCommand;
-
-        $onLaravel10 = $command->usingLaravelVersionOrNewer(11, __DIR__.'/fixtures/laravel10');
-        $onLaravel11 = $command->usingLaravelVersionOrNewer(11, __DIR__.'/fixtures/laravel11');
-        $onLaravel12 = $command->usingLaravelVersionOrNewer(11, __DIR__.'/fixtures/laravel12');
-
-        $this->assertFalse($onLaravel10);
-        $this->assertTrue($onLaravel11);
-        $this->assertTrue($onLaravel12);
-    }
 }