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bkwld/upchuck
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A simple, automatic handler of file uploads for Laravel's Eloquent models using using Flysystem.

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Upchuck
=======

[](#upchuck)

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Upchuck is a simple, automatic handler of file uploads for [Laravel's](http://laravel.com/) [Eloquent](http://laravel.com/docs/eloquent) models using using [Flysystem](http://flysystem.thephpleague.com/). It does not attempt to do anything besides let the developer treat file uploads like regular input fields. It does this by listening to Eloquent `saving` events, checking the model attribute for `UploadedFile` instances, pushing those files to "disk" of your choosing, and then storing the publically accessible URL in the model attribute for that input.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Add to your project: `composer require bkwld/upchuck:~2.0`
2. *Laravel < 5.5 only* Add Upchuck as a provider in your app/config/app.php's provider list: `'Bkwld\Upchuck\ServiceProvider',`
3. Publish the config: `php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Bkwld\Upchuck\ServiceProvider"`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Edit the `disk` config setting to supply configuration information for where uploads should be moved. We are using [Graham Campbell's Flysystem](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell/Laravel-Flysystem) integration for Laravel to instantiate Flysystem instances, so the configruation of the `disk` matches his [configuration options for connections](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell/Laravel-Flysystem/blob/1.0/src/config/config.php#L38). As the comments in the config file mention, I recommend turning on caching if you are using any disk other than `local`. For both [caching](https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem-cached-adapter) and [other disk drivers](https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem#adapters), you will need to include other packages.

Then, to enable upload support for your models, use the `Bkwld\Upchuck\SupportsUploads` trait on your model and itemize each attribute that should support uploads via the `$upload_attributes` property. For example:

```
class Person extends Eloquent {

	// Use the trait
	use Bkwld\Upchuck\SupportsUploads;

	// Define the uploadable attributes
	protected $upload_attributes = [ 'image', 'pdf', ];

	// Since the upload handling happens via model events, it acts like a mass
	// assignment.  As such, Upchuck sets attributes via `fill()` so you can
	// control the setting.
	protected $fillable = ['image', 'pdf'];
}
```

Then, say you have a `` field, you would do this from your controller:

```
$model = new Model;
$model->fill(Input::all())
$model->save();
```

You are filling the object with the `Input:all()` array, which includes your image data as an `UploadedFile` object keyed to the `image` attribute. When you `save()`, Upchuck will act on the `saving` event, moving the upload into the storage you've defined in the config file, and replacing the attribute value with the URL of the file.

### Resizing images

[](#resizing-images)

If your app supports uploading files you are probably also dealing with needing to resize uploaded images. We (BKWLD) use our [Croppa](https://github.com/BKWLD/croppa) package to resize images using specially formatted URLs. If you are looking for an model-upload package that also resizes images, you might want to check out [Stapler](https://github.com/CodeSleeve/stapler).

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~99 days

Total

26

Last Release

1626d ago

Major Versions

1.1.4 → 2.0.02016-01-22

1.2.0 → 2.0.12016-08-23

1.2.1 → 2.1.02017-04-10

PHP version history (2 changes)1.1.0PHP >=5.4.0

2.0.0PHP >=5.5.0

### Community

Maintainers

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