Do you remember the times when using var_dump() to inspect a variable did help? Not anymore! Thanks to frameworks and Dependency Injection those horrible times are over! ​

Nikita Popov pointed out that in this case, it's not Dependency Injection but rather the Service Locator design pattern. Paul M. Jones wrote a blog post that explains the difference: When the container is used inside a non-Factory object, you are using the container as a Service Locator.

/var/www/vendor/dingo/api/src/Http/Response/Factory.php:156: class Dingo\Api\Transformer\Binding#536 (5) { protected $container => class Illuminate\Foundation\Application#3 (28) { protected $basePath => string(8) "/var/www" protected $hasBeenBootstrapped => bool(true) protected $booted => bool(true) protected $bootingCallbacks => array(4) { [0] => class Closure#112 (1) { ... } [1] => class Closure#204 (2) { ... } [2] => class Closure#209 (2) { ... } [3] => class Closure#226 (2) { ... } } protected $bootedCallbacks => array(1) { [0] => class Closure#240 (1) { ... } } protected $terminatingCallbacks => array(0) { } protected $serviceProviders => array(33) { [0] => class Illuminate\Events\EventServiceProvider#2 (2) { ... } [1] => class Illuminate\Routing\RoutingServiceProvider#7 (2) { ... } [2] => class Illuminate\Auth\AuthServiceProvider#34 (2) { ... } [3] => class Illuminate\Cookie\CookieServiceProvider#53 (2) { ... } [4] => class Illuminate\Database\DatabaseServiceProvider#55 (2) { ... } [5] => class Illuminate\Encryption\EncryptionServiceProvider#62 (2) { ... } [6] => class Illuminate\Filesystem\FilesystemServiceProvider#64 (2) { ... } [7] => class Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\FoundationServiceProvider#69 (2) { ... } [8] => class Illuminate\Pagination\PaginationServiceProvider#70 (2) { ... } [9] => class Illuminate\Session\SessionServiceProvider#74 (2) { ... } [10] => class Illuminate\View\ViewServiceProvider#78 (2) { ... } [11] => class Dingo\Api\Provider\RoutingServiceProvider#83 (3) { ... } [12] => class Dingo\Api\Provider\HttpServiceProvider#87 (3) { ... } [13] => class Dingo\Api\Provider\LaravelServiceProvider#82 (3) { ... } [14] => class Immogic\Providers\CrateServiceProvider#107 (2) { ... } [15] => class Chumper\Zipper\ZipperServiceProvider#109 (2) { ... } [16] => class Torann\GeoIP\GeoIPServiceProvider#113 (2) { ... } [17] => class Toin0u\Geocoder\GeocoderServiceProvider#119 (2) { ... } [18] => class Jaybizzle\LaravelCrawlerDetect\LaravelCrawlerDetectServiceProvider#124 (2) { ... } [19] => class Spatie\Activitylog\ActivitylogServiceProvider#127 (2) { ... } [20] => class Immogic\Providers\ApiCacheServiceProvider#131 (2) { ... } [21] => class Immogic\Providers\AppServiceProvider#132 (2) { ... } [22] => class Immogic\Providers\AuthServiceProvider#133 (3) { ... } [23] => class Immogic\Providers\BroadcastServiceProvider#134 (2) { ... } [24] => class Immogic\Providers\EventServiceProvider#135 (4) { ... } [25] => class Immogic\Providers\RouteServiceProvider#136 (3) { ... } [26] => class Immogic\Providers\LocalDatabaseFilesystemAdapterServiceProvider#137 (2) { ... } [27] => class Immogic\Providers\FtpUserServiceProvider#138 (2) { ... } [28] => class Immogic\Providers\GeonamesServiceProvider#139 (2) { ... } [29] => class Illuminate\Validation\ValidationServiceProvider#199 (2) { ... } [30] => class Illuminate\Translation\TranslationServiceProvider#206 (2) { ... } [31] => class Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastServiceProvider#222 (2) { ... } [32] => class Illuminate\Hashing\HashServiceProvider#514 (2) { ... } } protected $loadedProviders => array(33) { 'Illuminate\Events\EventServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Routing\RoutingServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Auth\AuthServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Cookie\CookieServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Database\DatabaseServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Encryption\EncryptionServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Filesystem\FilesystemServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\FoundationServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Pagination\PaginationServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Session\SessionServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\View\ViewServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Provider\RoutingServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Provider\HttpServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Provider\LaravelServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\CrateServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Chumper\Zipper\ZipperServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Torann\GeoIP\GeoIPServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Toin0u\Geocoder\GeocoderServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Jaybizzle\LaravelCrawlerDetect\LaravelCrawlerDetectServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Spatie\Activitylog\ActivitylogServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\ApiCacheServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\AppServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\AuthServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\BroadcastServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\EventServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\RouteServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\LocalDatabaseFilesystemAdapterServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\FtpUserServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Providers\GeonamesServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Validation\ValidationServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Translation\TranslationServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastServiceProvider' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Hashing\HashServiceProvider' => bool(true) } protected $deferredServices => array(83) { 'Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastManager' => string(48) "Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastServiceProvider" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Broadcaster' => string(48) "Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastServiceProvider" 'Illuminate\Bus\Dispatcher' => string(33) "Illuminate\Bus\BusServiceProvider" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher' => string(33) "Illuminate\Bus\BusServiceProvider" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\QueueingDispatcher' => string(33) "Illuminate\Bus\BusServiceProvider" 'cache' => string(37) "Illuminate\Cache\CacheServiceProvider" 'cache.store' => string(37) "Illuminate\Cache\CacheServiceProvider" 'memcached.connector' => string(37) "Illuminate\Cache\CacheServiceProvider" 'command.cache.clear' => string(37) "Illuminate\Cache\CacheServiceProvider" 'command.clear-compiled' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.auth.resets.clear' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.config.cache' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.config.clear' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.down' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.environment' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.key.generate' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.optimize' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.route.cache' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.route.clear' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.route.list' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.storage.link' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.tinker' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.up' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.view.clear' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.app.name' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.auth.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.cache.table' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.console.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.controller.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.event.generate' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.event.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.job.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.listener.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.mail.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.middleware.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.model.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.notification.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.notification.table' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.policy.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.provider.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.queue.failed-table' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.queue.table' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.request.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.seeder.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.session.table' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.serve' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.test.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.vendor.publish' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleRunCommand' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'migrator' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'migration.repository' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.migrate' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.migrate.rollback' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.migrate.reset' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.migrate.refresh' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.migrate.install' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.migrate.status' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'migration.creator' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.migrate.make' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'seeder' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.seed' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'composer' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.queue.failed' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.queue.retry' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.queue.forget' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'command.queue.flush' => string(61) "Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ConsoleSupportServiceProvider" 'mailer' => string(35) "Illuminate\Mail\MailServiceProvider" 'swift.mailer' => string(35) "Illuminate\Mail\MailServiceProvider" 'swift.transport' => string(35) "Illuminate\Mail\MailServiceProvider" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Pipeline\Hub' => string(43) "Illuminate\Pipeline\PipelineServiceProvider" 'queue' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'queue.worker' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'queue.listener' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'queue.failer' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'command.queue.work' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'command.queue.listen' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'command.queue.restart' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'queue.connection' => string(37) "Illuminate\Queue\QueueServiceProvider" 'redis' => string(37) "Illuminate\Redis\RedisServiceProvider" 'auth.password' => string(54) "Illuminate\Auth\Passwords\PasswordResetServiceProvider" 'auth.password.broker' => string(54) "Illuminate\Auth\Passwords\PasswordResetServiceProvider" 'translation.loader' => string(49) "Illuminate\Translation\TranslationServiceProvider" 'validation.presence' => string(47) "Illuminate\Validation\ValidationServiceProvider" } protected $monologConfigurator => class Closure#20 (1) { public $parameter => array(1) { ... } } protected $databasePath => NULL protected $storagePath => NULL protected $environmentPath => NULL protected $environmentFile => string(4) ".env" protected $namespace => NULL protected $resolved => array(51) { 'events' => bool(true) 'router' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Http\Kernel' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Contracts\Http\Kernel' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\DetectEnvironment' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\ConfigureLogging' => bool(true) 'env' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterFacades' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterProviders' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\BootProviders' => bool(true) 'db.factory' => bool(true) 'db' => bool(true) 'view.engine.resolver' => bool(true) 'files' => bool(true) 'view.finder' => bool(true) 'view' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Response\Format\Json' => bool(true) 'League\Fractal\Manager' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Transformer\Adapter\Fractal' => bool(true) 'api.transformer' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Parser\Accept' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Exceptions\Handler' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Contracts\Debug\ExceptionHandler' => bool(true) 'api.exception' => bool(true) 'api.router.adapter' => bool(true) 'api.router' => bool(true) 'api.http.validator' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\Request' => bool(true) 'translation.loader' => bool(true) 'translator' => bool(true) 'validation.presence' => bool(true) 'validator' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastManager' => bool(true) 'url' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Routing\ResourceRegistrar' => bool(true) 'filesystem' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Domain' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Prefix' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Accept' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Request' => bool(true) 'Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Http\Middleware\LogAfterRequest' => bool(true) 'auth' => bool(true) 'hash' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Http\Controllers\Api\V1\BrokerController' => bool(true) 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\PrepareController' => bool(true) 'Immogic\Http\Middleware\Authenticate' => bool(true) 'api.http.response' => bool(true) } protected $bindings => array(80) { 'events' => array(2) { ... } 'router' => array(2) { ... } 'url' => array(2) { ... } 'redirect' => array(2) { ... } 'Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface' => array(2) { ... } 'Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Routing\ResponseFactory' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Http\Kernel' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Console\Kernel' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Debug\ExceptionHandler' => array(2) { ... } 'env' => array(2) { ... } 'auth' => array(2) { ... } 'auth.driver' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate' => array(2) { ... } 'cookie' => array(2) { ... } 'Faker\Generator' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factory' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\EntityResolver' => array(2) { ... } 'db.factory' => array(2) { ... } 'db' => array(2) { ... } 'db.connection' => array(2) { ... } 'encrypter' => array(2) { ... } 'files' => array(2) { ... } 'filesystem' => array(2) { ... } 'filesystem.disk' => array(2) { ... } 'filesystem.cloud' => array(2) { ... } 'session' => array(2) { ... } 'session.store' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession' => array(2) { ... } 'view.engine.resolver' => array(2) { ... } 'view.finder' => array(2) { ... } 'view' => array(2) { ... } 'api.router' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Routing\ResourceRegistrar' => array(2) { ... } 'api.url' => array(2) { ... } 'api.limiting' => array(2) { ... } 'api.http.validator' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Domain' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Prefix' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Accept' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Parser\Accept' => array(2) { ... } 'api.http.response' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\Request' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\Auth' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\RateLimit' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\PrepareController' => array(2) { ... } 'api.exception' => array(2) { ... } 'api.dispatcher' => array(2) { ... } 'api.auth' => array(2) { ... } 'api.transformer' => array(2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Console\Command\Docs' => array(2) { ... } 'api.router.adapter' => array(2) { ... } 'zipper' => array(2) { ... } 'geoip' => array(2) { ... } 'command.geoip.update' => array(2) { ... } 'geocoder.adapter' => array(2) { ... } 'geocoder.chain' => array(2) { ... } 'geocoder' => array(2) { ... } 'LaravelCrawlerDetect' => array(2) { ... } 'laravel-activitylog' => array(2) { ... } 'command.activitylog:clean' => array(2) { ... } 'geonames.repository' => array(2) { ... } 'Arberd\Geonames\RepositoryInterface' => array(2) { ... } 'command.geonames.install' => array(2) { ... } 'command.geonames.import' => array(2) { ... } 'command.geonames.convert' => array(2) { ... } 'command.geonames.update' => array(2) { ... } 'command.geonames.seed' => array(2) { ... } 'command.geonames.truncate' => array(2) { ... } 'blade.compiler' => array(2) { ... } 'validation.presence' => array(2) { ... } 'validator' => array(2) { ... } 'translation.loader' => array(2) { ... } 'translator' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastManager' => array(2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Broadcaster' => array(2) { ... } 'illuminate.route.dispatcher' => array(2) { ... } 'auth.loaded' => array(2) { ... } 'hash' => array(2) { ... } } protected $instances => array(48) { 'app' => ... 'Illuminate\Container\Container' => ... 'events' => class Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher#5 (6) { ... } 'path' => string(12) "/var/www/app" 'path.base' => string(8) "/var/www" 'path.lang' => string(23) "/var/www/resources/lang" 'path.config' => string(15) "/var/www/config" 'path.public' => string(15) "/var/www/public" 'path.storage' => string(16) "/var/www/storage" 'path.database' => string(17) "/var/www/database" 'path.resources' => string(18) "/var/www/resources" 'path.bootstrap' => string(18) "/var/www/bootstrap" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Http\Kernel' => class Immogic\Http\Kernel#26 (7) { ... } 'request' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Request#437 (26) { ... } 'config' => class Illuminate\Config\Repository#24 (1) { ... } 'log' => class Illuminate\Log\Writer#42 (3) { ... } 'db.factory' => class Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory#156 (1) { ... } 'db' => class Illuminate\Database\DatabaseManager#39 (4) { ... } 'view.engine.resolver' => class Illuminate\View\Engines\EngineResolver#161 (2) { ... } 'files' => class Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem#165 (0) { ... } 'view' => class Illuminate\View\Factory#166 (15) { ... } 'api.transformer' => class Dingo\Api\Transformer\Factory#167 (3) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Parser\Accept' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Parser\Accept#174 (4) { ... } 'api.exception' => class Dingo\Api\Exception\Handler#171 (5) { ... } 'api.router.adapter' => class Dingo\Api\Routing\Adapter\Laravel#169 (5) { ... } 'api.router' => class Dingo\Api\Routing\Router#176 (10) { ... } 'api.http.validator' => class Dingo\Api\Http\RequestValidator#170 (2) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\Request' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\Request#172 (6) { ... } 'translation.loader' => class Illuminate\Translation\FileLoader#210 (3) { ... } 'translator' => class Illuminate\Translation\Translator#211 (6) { ... } 'validation.presence' => class Illuminate\Validation\DatabasePresenceVerifier#212 (2) { ... } 'validator' => class Illuminate\Validation\Factory#205 (8) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate' => class Illuminate\Auth\Access\Gate#221 (6) { ... } 'Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastManager' => class Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastManager#227 (3) { ... } 'routes' => class Illuminate\Routing\RouteCollection#242 (4) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Routing\ResourceRegistrar' => class Dingo\Api\Routing\ResourceRegistrar#308 (3) { ... } 'filesystem' => class Illuminate\Filesystem\FilesystemManager#418 (3) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Domain' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Domain#426 (1) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Prefix' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Prefix#427 (1) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Accept' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Validation\Accept#428 (2) { ... } 'Illuminate\Contracts\Debug\ExceptionHandler' => class Dingo\Api\Exception\Handler#171 (5) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Request' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Request#437 (26) { ... } 'Illuminate\Routing\Route' => class Illuminate\Routing\Route#327 (11) { ... } 'auth' => class Illuminate\Auth\AuthManager#510 (5) { ... } 'hash' => class Illuminate\Hashing\BcryptHasher#516 (1) { ... } 'Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\PrepareController' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Middleware\PrepareController#522 (1) { ... } 'Immogic\Http\Controllers\Api\V1\BrokerController' => class Immogic\Http\Controllers\Api\V1\BrokerController#529 (7) { ... } 'api.http.response' => class Dingo\Api\Http\Response\Factory#534 (1) { ... } } protected $aliases => array(75) { 'Illuminate\Foundation\Application' => string(3) "app" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container' => string(3) "app" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application' => string(3) "app" 'Illuminate\Auth\AuthManager' => string(4) "auth" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Factory' => string(4) "auth" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard' => string(11) "auth.driver" 'Illuminate\View\Compilers\BladeCompiler' => string(14) "blade.compiler" 'Illuminate\Cache\CacheManager' => string(5) "cache" 'Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Factory' => string(5) "cache" 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Output shortened for brevity. ​

Don't tell me I need to use a framework-specific dumping method that filters out the shit. ​

The reddit thread washed up all the negative shit we've come to expect from unmoderated public comments, but there are some things to comment on:

You should be using a debugger.

A debugger would hide this from me by collapsing the container variable, just as framework-specific dumping methods do. But I want to use var_dump() , so that comment is not helpful

Once you learn how frameworks work, you build a sense of where you can fire var_dump() at and where not.

I was dumping an object to see if its internal state was as I expected it to be. Having to learn which of the thousand parts of an application are ok-to-inspect is not friendly.