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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. kfriars/connection-shim ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) kfriars/connection-shim ======================= A Laravel Connection implementation that allows you to persist the Schema Builder instance. v11.0.0(1y ago)043[4 PRs](https://github.com/kfriars/connection-shim/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Feb 13Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/kfriars/connection-shim)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/kfriars/connection-shim)[ Docs](https://github.com/kfriars/connection-shim)[ GitHub Sponsors]()[ RSS](/packages/kfriars-connection-shim/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced today READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (7)Versions (13)Used By (0) Laravel Connection Shim ======================= [](#laravel-connection-shim) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0a1d81b4182effe547949cb5dfd0e07831d8939348bb503f283d36541362bdb4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6b6672696172732f636f6e6e656374696f6e2d7368696d2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/kfriars/connection-shim)[![GitHub Tests Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/828c9f7bcaeb3afc9b96bf8aa5d26e983a82e77bb2c22586585459b7b1941b14/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f6b6672696172732f636f6e6e656374696f6e2d7368696d2f72756e2d74657374732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d7465737473267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/kfriars/connection-shim/actions?query=workflow%3Arun-tests+branch%3Amain)[![GitHub Code Style Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1def845d838e0fae9e2f9af1cf964b2ba05c180b66fe4bdb9a7326593100dda1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f6b6672696172732f636f6e6e656374696f6e2d7368696d2f6669782d7068702d636f64652d7374796c652d6973737565732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d636f64652532307374796c65267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/kfriars/connection-shim/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Fix+PHP+code+style+issues%22+branch%3Amain)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f5e706c323ad780530ee910266157d2ddc3f9917110e6d93bc5e8bebb17edec6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6b6672696172732f636f6e6e656374696f6e2d7368696d2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/kfriars/connection-shim) This package is a set of Laravel Connection implementations that allow you to persist the Schema Builder on the Connection instance. The Laravel Framework has hard-coded the schema builder into the connections, so if you want to customize the schema builder you would need to override the connection classes. I have started a [discussion](https://github.com/laravel/framework/discussions/54551) on the `laravel/framework` repository, to see if this behavior can be changed. Support us ---------- [](#support-us) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a60227a98b70e5dddbc3df28cd0f0c374f6990ce55d24b568671ad52cf09d23d/68747470733a2f2f6769746875622d6164732e73332e65752d63656e7472616c2d312e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f636f6e6e656374696f6e2d7368696d2e6a70673f743d31)](https://spatie.be/github-ad-click/connection-shim) We invest a lot of resources into creating [best in class open source packages](https://spatie.be/open-source). You can support us by [buying one of our paid products](https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us). We highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. You'll find our address on [our contact page](https://spatie.be/about-us). We publish all received postcards on [our virtual postcard wall](https://spatie.be/open-source/postcards). Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require kfriars/connection-shim ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) After installing the package, you will not need to do anything else. All first-party database drivers will allow you to call the `setSchemaBuilder` method on them. This ensures the connection will be using a consistent schema throughout execution. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Kurt Friars](https://github.com/kfriars) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 38 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance66 Regular maintenance activity Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity58 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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