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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

53

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance67

Regular maintenance activity

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

419d ago

Major Versions

v1.0 → v2.02024-06-18

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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