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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. ayzerobug/laravel-external-references ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) ayzerobug/laravel-external-references ===================================== Easy link Laravel Models with external references for seamless integration and enhanced functionality. v0.0.11(1mo ago)152.8k↓36.7%[1 PRs](https://github.com/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Sep 8Pushed 1w ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references)[ Docs](https://github.com/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/Ayzerobug)[ RSS](/packages/ayzerobug-laravel-external-references/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced yesterday READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (26)Versions (13)Used By (0) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/355c82fd54eca42fd28c70acf9b253efbda1365603afd710ba8774f5097b46a0/68747470733a2f2f62616e6e6572732e6265796f6e64636f2e64652f4c61726176656c25323045787465726e616c2532305265666572656e6365732e706e673f7468656d653d6461726b267061636b6167654d616e616765723d636f6d706f7365722b72657175697265267061636b6167654e616d653d61797a65726f6275672532466c61726176656c2d65787465726e616c2d7265666572656e636573267061747465726e3d706c7573267374796c653d7374796c655f31266465736372697074696f6e3d456173696c792b6c696e6b2b4c61726176656c2b4d6f64656c732b776974682b65787465726e616c2b646174612b666f722b7365616d6c6573732b696e746567726174696f6e2b616e642b656e68616e6365642b66756e6374696f6e616c6974792e266d643d312673686f7757617465726d61726b3d3026666f6e7453697a653d313030707826696d616765733d68747470732533412532462532466c61726176656c2e636f6d253246696d672532466c6f676f6d61726b2e6d696e2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/355c82fd54eca42fd28c70acf9b253efbda1365603afd710ba8774f5097b46a0/68747470733a2f2f62616e6e6572732e6265796f6e64636f2e64652f4c61726176656c25323045787465726e616c2532305265666572656e6365732e706e673f7468656d653d6461726b267061636b6167654d616e616765723d636f6d706f7365722b72657175697265267061636b6167654e616d653d61797a65726f6275672532466c61726176656c2d65787465726e616c2d7265666572656e636573267061747465726e3d706c7573267374796c653d7374796c655f31266465736372697074696f6e3d456173696c792b6c696e6b2b4c61726176656c2b4d6f64656c732b776974682b65787465726e616c2b646174612b666f722b7365616d6c6573732b696e746567726174696f6e2b616e642b656e68616e6365642b66756e6374696f6e616c6974792e266d643d312673686f7757617465726d61726b3d3026666f6e7453697a653d313030707826696d616765733d68747470732533412532462532466c61726176656c2e636f6d253246696d672532466c6f676f6d61726b2e6d696e2e737667) Manage External References in Laravel ===================================== [](#manage-external-references-in-laravel) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cf6a64c0d582a60108548c8ed54a7cacfd4ac8a64951fb1d59aeac2ff0f7c0c4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f61797a65726f6275672f6c61726176656c2d65787465726e616c2d7265666572656e6365732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references)[![GitHub Tests Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bda88b258335723b4cd2e285fb66f986065623ed8a83697c33c0c1cfe2c04168/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f61797a65726f6275672f6c61726176656c2d65787465726e616c2d7265666572656e6365732f72756e2d74657374732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d7465737473267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references/actions?query=workflow%3Arun-tests+branch%3Amain)[![GitHub Code Style Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/36529301df016db7bd9b9be6ff9bb3079e1e55c15ea9129d769fe9e808410d96/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f61797a65726f6275672f6c61726176656c2d65787465726e616c2d7265666572656e6365732f6669782d7068702d636f64652d7374796c652d6973737565732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d636f64652532307374796c65267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Fix+PHP+code+style+issues%22+branch%3Amain)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/876dfbd4e84a8c12c40eb998dbc7bc1bad57d355904a85289d191cac0c454c75/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f61797a65726f6275672f6c61726176656c2d65787465726e616c2d7265666572656e6365732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/ayzerobug/laravel-external-references) This package facilitates the seamless integration of your Laravel Models with external systems or services by managing external references or identifiers. It streamlines the process of associating your application's data with external datasets, such as payment processor IDs or user accounts. This enhancement enables the smooth integration of your application with diverse services and systems, thereby augmenting its capabilities and adaptability. Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require ayzerobug/laravel-external-references ``` You can publish and run the migrations with: ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag="external-references-migrations" php artisan migrate ``` You can publish the config file with: ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag="external-references-config" ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Include the HasExternalReferences trait in your model: ``` namespace App\Models; use Ayzerobug\LaravelExternalReferences\Traits\HasExternalReferences; class Payment extends Model { use HasExternalReferences; ... } ``` Set Payment External Reference: ``` use App\Models\Payment; $payment = Payment::find($id); $idOnPaystack = "random-id"; $payment->setExternalReference($idOnPaystack, 'paystack'); ``` Get the external Reference ``` use App\Models\Payment; $payment = Payment::find($id); $idOnPaystack = $payment->getExternalReference('paystack'); ``` Get Payment with the external Reference ``` use App\Models\Payment; $idOnPaystack = "random-id"; $payment = Payment::findByExternalReference($idOnPaystack, 'paystack'); ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Ayomide Micheal](https://github.com/ayzerobug) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 49 — FairBetter than 94% of packages Maintenance94 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity29 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity49 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 65% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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