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Laravel Factory Generators
--------------------------

[](#laravel-factory-generators)

Generate factories for all non-created factories of models.

### Installation

[](#installation)

```
composer require mcmatters/laravel-factory-generators
```

Include the service provider within your `config/app.php` file.

```
'providers' => [
    McMatters\FactoryGenerators\ServiceProvider::class,
]
```

Publish the configuration.

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="McMatters\FactoryGenerators\ServiceProvider"
```

Then open the `config/factory-generators.php` and configure paths where your models are locating.

### Advanced configuration

[](#advanced-configuration)

NameDescriptionfolders`models` - path where models are locating
`factories` - path where factories are locating.follow\_subdirectoriesEnable this option if your models are in subdirectories and you wish to keep the structure of the folders. For example, if your model has next namespace: `App\Models\User\Profile` it will generate in your factories folder subdirectory with name `User` including `ProfileFactory.php` file.
**NOTE:** If you enable this option, please specify the root namespace.model\_namespaceRequires only, if you enabled option above.typesAn array of custom types for DBAL. For example: `'json' => 'string'`.prefixPrefix for factory files.suffixSuffix for factory files.skip\_columnsAn array of the global column names for skipping, for example, you may wish to skip `created_at` and `updated_at` columns in all models.skip\_modelsAn array of the fully qualified model names for skipping.skip\_model\_columnsAn associative array with skipping columns for specific model. Example: `'App\Models\User' => ['password', 'remember_token']`.align\_array\_keysIf this option will be enabled, all your factories will include aligned array keys.Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Just run the command `php artisan factory:generate`.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

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###  Release Activity

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Every ~226 days

Recently: every ~271 days

Total

6

Last Release

2208d ago

### Community

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