What are the tools called that ensure a consistent answer format in the Laravel framework?

In Laravel, API Resources are often used to ensure a consistent response format. They allow transforming models and collections into a standardized JSON format, simplifying API creation and maintaining uniform responses.

Example of using a resource:

use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;

class UserResource extends JsonResource
{
    public function toArray($request)
    {
        return [
            'id' => $this->id,
            'name' => $this->name,
            'email' => $this->email,
        ];
    }
}

Then, in the controller, you can return:

return new UserResource($user);

Additionally, for a consistent response format, you can use Response Macros and packages such as fractal or spatie/laravel-fractal.