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jarrodtomholt/belongs-to-macro
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Automatically add index and constraints to your migration foreignIdFor entities with a simple macro

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Laravel BelongsTo Macro
=======================

[](#laravel-belongsto-macro)

Automatically add index and foreign key constraints to your migrations enforcing data integrity, preserving the referential association and improving query performance.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require jarrodtomholt/belongs-to-macro
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

In a migrations `up()` method, use the following in place of `foreignIdFor` to add indexes and foreign key constraints.

```
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->belongsTo(User::class);
});

// will expand to
$table->foreignIdFor(User::class)->index()->constrained();
```

Need a nullable field? use `belongsToOrNull`

```
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->belongsToOrNull(User::class);
});

// will expand to
$table->foreignIdFor(User::class)->nullable()->index()->constrained();
```

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please raise an issue using the issue tracker.

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

Laravel Package Boilerplate
---------------------------

[](#laravel-package-boilerplate)

This package was generated using the [Laravel Package Boilerplate](https://laravelpackageboilerplate.com).

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1236d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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