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defenestrator/laravel-immutable-eloquent
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Immutable trait for Laravel Eloquent models.

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Since Oct 10Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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Laravel Eloquent Immutable Trait Documentation
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[](#laravel-eloquent-immutable-trait-documentation)

This package is not optimal, but it may be sufficient for some
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[](#this-package-is-not-optimal-but-it-may-be-sufficient-for-some)

### The `hashedContent()` method returns `'state'` by default

[](#the-hashedcontent-method-returns-state-by-default)

### The `hashColumn()` method returns `'hash'` by default

[](#the-hashcolumn-method-returns-hash-by-default)

#### Use of `created_at` is acceptable but not required

[](#use-of-created_at-is-acceptable-but-not-required)

#### Use of `updated_at` implies mutability, so using

[](#use-of-updated_at-implies-mutability-so-using)

#### `Blueprint::timestamps()` is discouraged

[](#blueprinttimestamps-is-discouraged)

Hash checking may be disabled simply by

`setting static::$checkHash = false`

in the model's `boot()` method.

This may not be a good idea.

---

Typing is not the bottleneck, endeavor to be thoughtful
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[](#typing-is-not-the-bottleneck-endeavor-to-be-thoughtful)

###  Health Score

17

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LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity32

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/529446?v=4)[Jeremy Jacob Anderson](/maintainers/defenestrator)[@defenestrator](https://github.com/defenestrator)

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