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hilioski/csv-seeder
===================

Allows seeding of the database with CSV files and extract clear unit from string

v1.0.7(10y ago)01.9kMITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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CSV Seeder
----------

[](#csv-seeder)

### Seed your database with CSV files

[](#seed-your-database-with-csv-files)

This package allows CSV based seeds.

### Installation

[](#installation)

Require this package in your composer.json and run composer update (or run `composer require hilioski/csv-seeder` directly):

```
"hilioski/csv-seeder": "1.0.*"

```

### Usage

[](#usage)

Your CSV's header row should match the DB columns you wish to import. IE to import *id* and *name* columns, your CSV should look like:

```
id,name
1,Foo
2,Bar

```

Seed classes must extend `Flynsarmy\CsvSeeder\CsvSeeder`, they must define the destination database table and CSV file path, and finally they must call `parent::run()` like so:

```
use Flynsarmy\CsvSeeder\CsvSeeder;

class StopsTableSeeder extends CsvSeeder {

	public function __construct()
	{
		$this->table = 'your_table';
		$this->filename = base_path().'/database/seeds/csvs/your_csv.csv';
	}

	public function run()
	{
		// Recommended when importing larger CSVs
		DB::disableQueryLog();

		// Uncomment the below to wipe the table clean before populating
		DB::table($this->table)->truncate();

		parent::run();
	}
}

```

Drop your CSV into */database/seeds/csvs/your\_csv.csv* or whatever path you specify in your constructor above.

### Configuration

[](#configuration)

In addition to setting the database table and CSV filename, two other configuration options are available. They can be set in your class constructor:

- `insert_chunk_size` (int 500) An SQL insert statement will trigger every `insert_chunk_size` number of rows while reading the CSV
- `csv_delimiter` (string ,) The CSV field delimiter.
- `hashable` (string password) Hash the hashable field, useful if you are importing users and need their passwords hashed. Uses `Hash::make()`. Note: This is EXTREMELY SLOW. If you have a lot of rows in your CSV your import will take quite a long time.
- `offset_rows` (int 0) How many rows at the start of the CSV to ignore. Warning: If used, you probably want to set a mapping as your header row in the CSV will be skipped.
- `mapping` (array \[\]) Associative array of csvCol => dbCol. See examples section for details. If not specified, the first row (after offset) of the CSV will be used as the mapping.

### Examples

[](#examples)

CSV with pipe delimited values:

```
public function __construct()
{
	$this->table = 'users';
	$this->csv_delimiter = '|';
	$this->filename = base_path().'/database/seeds/csvs/your_csv.csv';
}

```

Specifying which CSV columns to import:

```
public function __construct()
{
	$this->table = 'users';
	$this->csv_delimiter = '|';
	$this->filename = base_path().'/database/seeds/csvs/your_csv.csv';
	$this->mapping = [
	    0 => 'first_name',
	    1 => 'last_name',
	    5 => 'age',
	];
}

```

Skipping the CSV header row (Note: A mapping is required if this is done):

```
public function __construct()
{
	$this->table = 'users';
	$this->csv_delimiter = '|';
	$this->filename = base_path().'/database/seeds/csvs/your_csv.csv';
	$this->offset_rows = 1;
	$this->mapping = [
	    0 => 'first_name',
	    1 => 'last_name',
	    2 => 'password',
	];
}

```

Get clean unit from string between two character (Note: $first\_character and $last\_character must be set):

```
public function __construct()
{
	$this->table = 'users';
	$this->csv_delimiter = '|';
	$this->filename = base_path().'/database/seeds/csvs/your_csv.csv';
	$this->offset_rows = 1;
	$this->mapping = [
	    0 => 'first_name',
	    1 => 'last_name',
	    2 => 'password',
	];
	$this->first_character = '"';
	$this->last_character = '"';
	// ex. "Test text" => Test text
}

```

### License

[](#license)

CsvSeeder is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 79.2% 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 ~116 days

Recently: every ~168 days

Total

8

Last Release

3709d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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