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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. cline/ancestry ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) cline/ancestry ============== Closure table hierarchies for Eloquent models with O(1) ancestor/descendant queries. 2.0.3(2mo ago)05.6k↑36.6%1MITPHPPHP ^8.5.0CI passing Since Dec 30Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/faustbrian/ancestry)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/ancestry)[ RSS](/packages/cline-ancestry/feed)WikiDiscussions 2.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (18)Versions (17)Used By (1) [![GitHub Workflow Status](https://github.com/faustbrian/ancestry/actions/workflows/quality-assurance.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/faustbrian/ancestry/actions)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/201cb249210644b9c6c9dcc758adaf50a50fe9a57a106c296929dbd15d5ffd0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f636c696e652f616e6365737472792e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/ancestry)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/784362b26e4b3546254f1893e778ba64616e362bd6ac791991d2c9e880a3a64e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](LICENSE.md)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9bf9f2008508c25e7a5f6cb31f4acfd802896030549aa7e0c1c577e54cf79ef3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f636c696e652f616e6365737472792e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/ancestry) --- Ancestry ======== [](#ancestry) Closure table hierarchies for Eloquent models with O(1) ancestor/descendant queries. Ancestry implements the closure table pattern for managing hierarchical relationships in Laravel. This enables efficient queries for ancestors and descendants without recursion limits, supporting deeply nested relationships like organizational charts, sales hierarchies, and category trees. Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - [Getting Started](DOCS.md#doc-docs-readme) - Installation, requirements, and quick start - [Basic Usage](DOCS.md#doc-docs-basic-usage) - Core operations and trait methods - [Fluent API](DOCS.md#doc-docs-fluent-api) - Chainable, expressive interface - [Configuration](DOCS.md#doc-docs-configuration) - Customize keys, morphs, depth limits - [Multiple Hierarchy Types](DOCS.md#doc-docs-multiple-types) - One model, many hierarchies - [Custom Key Mapping](DOCS.md#doc-docs-custom-key-mapping) - Advanced key configuration - [Events](DOCS.md#doc-docs-events) - React to hierarchy changes - [Snapshots](DOCS.md#doc-docs-snapshots) - Capture point-in-time hierarchy state Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please use the [GitHub security reporting form](https://github.com/faustbrian/ancestry/security) rather than the issue queue. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Brian Faust](https://github.com/faustbrian) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License. Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 49 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity24 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~7 days Total 16 Last Release 61d ago Major Versions 1.x-dev → 2.0.02026-03-04 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)[Brian Faust](/maintainers/faustbrian)[@faustbrian](https://github.com/faustbrian) --- Top Contributors [![faustbrian](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)](https://github.com/faustbrian "faustbrian (11 commits)") --- Tags laravelnestedeloquenttreehierarchyclosure tableancestorsdescendants ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cline-ancestry/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cline-ancestry/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cline-ancestry) ``` ### Alternatives [dyrynda/laravel-model-uuid This package allows you to easily work with UUIDs in your Laravel models. 4802.8M8](/packages/dyrynda-laravel-model-uuid)[mongodb/laravel-mongodb A MongoDB based Eloquent model and Query builder for Laravel 7.1k7.2M71](/packages/mongodb-laravel-mongodb)[silber/bouncer Eloquent roles and abilities. 3.6k4.4M25](/packages/silber-bouncer)[watson/validating Eloquent model validating trait. 9723.3M47](/packages/watson-validating)[clickbar/laravel-magellan This package provides functionality for working with the postgis extension in Laravel. 423715.4k1](/packages/clickbar-laravel-magellan)[reedware/laravel-relation-joins Adds the ability to join on a relationship by name. 2121.2M13](/packages/reedware-laravel-relation-joins) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)