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micahdshackelford/rmap-laravel
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External relationship mapping tool

v1.0.0(2y ago)04[1 PRs](https://github.com/MicahDShackelford/rmap-laravel/pulls)MITPHPPHP 8.0|^8.1

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External relationship mapping tool
==================================

[](#external-relationship-mapping-tool)

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Adds the ability to specify external foreign keys in database migrations.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require micahdshackelford/rmap-laravel
```

Register the service provider:

*in `config/app.php`*

```
    'providers' => [
        ...
        /*
         * Package Service Providers...
         */
        MicahDShackelford\RmapLaravel\RmapLaravelServiceProvider::class,
        ...
    ]
```

Run the migration: `0000_00_00_000000_create_rmap_relationships_table.php`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Creating a foreign relationship (from migration)

[](#creating-a-foreign-relationship-from-migration)

1. Create a new migration: `php artisan make:migration [name] --create [table]`
2. Define an column & external foreign key relationship

```
...
Schema::create('[table]', function (Blueprint $table) {
    ...
    $table->uuid('external_uuid');
    ...

    $table->externalForeign('test_uuid') // Name of the column on this table
        ->connection('external_connection') // External connection name
        ->on('tests') // External table
        ->references('uuid') // External column
        ->schema("default"); // (optional) Schema the external table.column lives on
});
...
```

### Creating a foreign relationship (from command)

[](#creating-a-foreign-relationship-from-command)

Use `php artisan rmap:create` and follow the prompts.

### Dropping a foreign relationship (from migration)

[](#dropping-a-foreign-relationship-from-migration)

1. Create a roll migration: `php artisan make:migration [name] --table [table]`
2. Define an column & external foreign key relationship

```
...
Schema::table('[table]', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->dropExternalForeign('test_uuid'); // Name of the column on this table
        // ->connection('external_connection') // (optional) External connection name
        // ->on('tests') // (optional) External table
        // ->references('uuid') // (optional) External column
        // ->schema("default"); // (optional) Schema the external table.column lives on
});
...
```

### Clear all foreign relationships (from command)

[](#clear-all-foreign-relationships-from-command)

Use `php artisan rmap:clear` and follow the prompts.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

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

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Micah Shackelford](https://github.com/MicahDShackelford)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 73.3% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1084d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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