Laravel v8.68

The Laravel team released v8.68 with new TestResponse dd() methods, more PHP 8.1 fixes, a "has any" JSON assertion, and more.  Here are some of the highlights: 

Add Dump Methods to TestResponse

Nuno Maduro contributed three new methods to the TestResponseclass, including dd(), ddHeaders(), and ddSession():

Database Schema Restrict on Update

Melek REBAI contributed a restrictOnUpdate() migration method, which is syntactic sugar for the following:

Check out the full v8.68 post with all the other details on the new features. 

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