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jeremykenedy/laravel-seedster
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Register and run Laravel database seeds from packages. Fork of eklundkristoffer/seedster with Laravel 13+ support.

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Laravel Seedster
================

[](#laravel-seedster)

A drop-in replacement for [eklundkristoffer/seedster](https://github.com/eklundkristoffer/seedster) with full Laravel 13 support.

Seedster provides an Artisan command to generate database seeders from existing database records, making it easy to capture the current state of your database as seed files.

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#### Table of Contents

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Features](#features)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [License](#license)

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Generate seeders from existing database records
- Support for all Laravel-supported database drivers
- Configurable table selection and filtering
- Drop-in replacement for eklundkristoffer/seedster
- Full compatibility with Laravel 13

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require jeremykenedy/laravel-seedster
```

The service provider is auto-discovered. No manual registration needed.

### Publish Configuration

[](#publish-configuration)

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=seedster-config
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Generate a Seeder

[](#generate-a-seeder)

```
# Generate a seeder for a specific table
php artisan seedster:generate users

# Generate seeders for all tables
php artisan seedster:generate --all

# Specify output path
php artisan seedster:generate users --path=database/seeders
```

### Options

[](#options)

OptionDescription`--all`Generate seeders for all tables`--path`Custom output path for generated seeders`--chunk`Number of records per insert chunk (default: 50)`--force`Overwrite existing seeder filesConfiguration
-------------

[](#configuration)

After publishing the config file, you can customize settings in `config/seedster.php`:

- `path` - Default output path for generated seeders
- `chunk_size` - Default chunk size for insert statements
- `excluded_tables` - Tables to skip when using `--all`

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information.

Author
------

[](#author)

- [Jeremy Kenedy](https://github.com/jeremykenedy)

###  Health Score

37

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LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance83

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

91d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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