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laravel-shift/factory-generator
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Generate factories from existing models

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Laravel Model Factory Generator
===============================

[](#laravel-model-factory-generator)

This package generates model factories from existing models using the new [class-based factories](https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/database-testing#writing-factories) introduced in Laravel 8.

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

[](#installation)

You may install this package via composer by running:

```
composer require --dev laravel-shift/factory-generator
```

The package will automatically register itself using Laravel's package discovery.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This package adds an artisan command for generating model factories.

Without any arguments, this command will generate model factories for all existing models within your Laravel application:

```
php artisan generate:factory
```

Similar to Laravel, this will search for models within the `app/Models` folder, or if that folder does not exist, within the `app` folder.

To generate factories for models within a different folder, you may pass the `--path` option (or `-p`).

```
php artisan generate:factory --path=some/Other/Path
```

To generate a factory for a single model, you may pass the model name:

```
php artisan generate:factory User
```

By default *nullable* columns are not included in the factory definition. If you want to include *nullable* columns you may set the `--include-nullable` option (or `-i`).

```
php artisan generate:factory -i User
```

Attribution
-----------

[](#attribution)

This package was original forked from [Naoray/laravel-factory-prefill](https://github.com/Naoray/laravel-factory-prefill) by [Krishan König](https://github.com/Naoray).

It has diverged to support the latest version of Laravel and to power part of the automation by the [Tests Generator](https://laravelshift.com/laravel-test-generator).

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

[](#contributing)

Contributions should be submitted to the `master` branch. Any submissions should be complete with tests and adhere to the [Laravel code style](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/). You may also contribute by [opening an issue](https://github.com/laravel-shift/factory-generator/issues).

###  Health Score

51

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance59

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity52

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 60.5% 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 ~248 days

Total

4

Last Release

466d ago

Major Versions

v1.0 → v2.02024-06-18

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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