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cline/variable-keys
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Laravel Blueprint macros for variable primary key and morph types

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variable-keys
=============

[](#variable-keys)

Laravel Blueprint macros for variable primary key and morph types

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

> **Requires [PHP 8.4+](https://php.net/releases/)**

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require cline/variable-keys
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Cline\VariableKeys\Enums\PrimaryKeyType;
use Cline\VariableKeys\Enums\MorphType;

$primaryKeyType = PrimaryKeyType::tryFrom(config('database.primary_key_type'))
    ?? PrimaryKeyType::ID;

Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) use ($primaryKeyType) {
    // Clean macro instead of verbose match expression
    $table->variablePrimaryKey($primaryKeyType);

    $table->string('name');
    $table->timestamps();
});

Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) use ($primaryKeyType) {
    $table->variablePrimaryKey($primaryKeyType);

    // Foreign key that matches the primary key type
    $table->variableForeignKey('user_id', $primaryKeyType)
          ->constrained()
          ->cascadeOnDelete();

    $table->string('title');
    $table->timestamps();
});
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

- **[Getting Started](https://docs.cline.sh/variable-keys/getting-started/)** - Installation and basic usage
- **[Primary Keys](https://docs.cline.sh/variable-keys/primary-keys/)** - Configure variable primary keys
- **[Foreign Keys](https://docs.cline.sh/variable-keys/foreign-keys/)** - Manage foreign key relationships
- **[Polymorphic Relations](https://docs.cline.sh/variable-keys/polymorphic-relations/)** - Handle polymorphic relationships
- **[Configuration Patterns](https://docs.cline.sh/variable-keys/configuration-patterns/)** - Centralize key type configuration
- **[API Reference](https://docs.cline.sh/variable-keys/api-reference/)** - Complete API documentation

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/variable-keys/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

50

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FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community16

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 ~6 days

Total

14

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)

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Top Contributors

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