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mpociot/laravel-test-factory-helper
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Generate Laravel test factories from your existing models

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Laravel Test Factory Generator
------------------------------

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

`php artisan generate:model-factory`

This package will generate [factories](https://laravel.com/docs/master/database-testing#writing-factories) from your existing models so you can get started with testing your Laravel application more quickly.

### Example output

[](#example-output)

#### Migration and Model

[](#migration-and-model)

```
Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->increments('id');
    $table->string('name');
    $table->string('username');
    $table->string('email')->unique();
    $table->string('password', 60);
    $table->integer('company_id');
    $table->rememberToken();
    $table->timestamps();
});

class User extends Model {
    public function company()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(Company::class);
    }
}
```

#### Factory Result

[](#factory-result)

```
$factory->define(App\User::class, function (Faker\Generator $faker) {
    return [
        'name' => $faker->name,
        'username' => $faker->userName,
        'email' => $faker->safeEmail,
        'password' => bcrypt($faker->password),
        'company_id' => factory(App\Company::class),
        'remember_token' => Str::random(10),
    ];
});
```

### Install

[](#install)

Require this package with composer using the following command:

```
composer require --dev mpociot/laravel-test-factory-helper
```

### Usage

[](#usage)

To generate multiple factories at once, run the artisan command:

`php artisan generate:model-factory`

This command will find all models within your application and create test factories. By default, this will not overwrite any existing model factories. You can *force* overwriting existing model factories by using the `--force` option.

To generate a factory for specific model or models, run the artisan command:

`php artisan generate:model-factory User Team`

By default, this command will search under the `app` folder for models. If your models are within a different folder, for example `app/Models`, you can specify this using `--dir` option. In this case, run the artisan command:

`php artisan generate:model-factory --dir app/Models -- User Team`

### License

[](#license)

The Laravel Test Factory Helper is free software licensed under the MIT license.

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity59

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community29

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~75 days

Recently: every ~46 days

Total

20

Last Release

2262d ago

Major Versions

0.5.0 → 1.0.02019-06-18

v1.3 → v2.0.02020-01-01

PHP version history (5 changes)0.1PHP >=5.4.0

0.3.0PHP >=5.6.0

1.0.0PHP >=7.0

v2.0.0PHP ^7.2

v2.1.0PHP ^7.2.5

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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