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nerbiz/embark
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A flying start for Laravel projects.

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Embark
======

[](#embark)

A flying start for Laravel projects.

There were some things that I did/used with new Laravel projects, so putting those things in a package speeds up that process. Maybe you'll find it useful as well. This package is in the public domain (using the [Unlicense](http://unlicense.org/)), so go ahead and use it for anything.

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

[](#installation)

The intended Laravel version is 5.6, I haven't tested it in previous versions.

Include this project with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):
`composer require nerbiz/embark 0.*`

The service provider will be autodiscovered, but for completeness, the service provider file is `Nerbiz\Embark\EmbarkServiceProvider`. There is no (need for a) Facade, but who knows what the future brings.

Publish the config file:
`php artisan vendor:publish --tag=embark-config`

Publish some basic views:
`php artisan vendor:publish --tag=embark-views`

Publish stubs, in case you'd like to customize them:
`php artisan vendor:publish --tag=embark-stubs`
For convenience, the 'stubs\_path' value in `config/embark.php` already points to where the stubs are published.

Commands
--------

[](#commands)

These are the Artisan commands included in this package:

- `embark:empty-class`: Creates an empty class with only a constructor. The namespace for it can be configured in `config/embark.php`.
- `embark:migration`: Works in the same way as (extends) `make:migration`, but uses custom stubs, which use the custom Blueprint of this package.
- `embark:model`: Works in the same way as (extends) `make:model`, but uses custom namespace and embark:migration instead of make:migration. The namespace for it can be configured in `config/embark.php`.
- `embark:models-namespace`: Create the App\\Models namespace and move User to it, and update files that use the User model. Namespace name can be defined in `config/embark.php`.
- `embark:restructure`: Adjusts the directory structure, creates a 'laravel' directory next to the public directory.
- `embark:webpack`: Intended to use with `embark:restructure`, this overwrites the webpack.mix.js file, using the new public directory path.

Explanation for `embark:restructure`:
I guess this is mostly useful for shared hosting, or other environments with limited control.

Usually, the public directory is called 'public\_html', not 'public' as in Laravel. There are usually also a number of files and directories next to the public directory, like things for stats, FTP, SSH, mailboxes etc. I don't prefer to mix those with Laravel files, so my idea was to move all those files to a separate 'laravel' directory. The end result is a 'laravel' and 'public\_html' directory, next to each other.

Paths have also been taken care of in this command, so you can just start building.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Custom Blueprint

[](#custom-blueprint)

In a migration file, replace these use statements:

```
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
```

With these:

```
use Nerbiz\Embark\Facades\Schema;
use Nerbiz\Embark\Schema\Blueprint;
```

Then you can use `$table` as usual, but the `foreignKey()` method has been added. `foreignKey()` works the same as `foreign()`, but it adds `->references(...)->on(...)->onUpdate(...)->onDelete(...)` implicitly. For example: category\_id implicitly references id on categories. The default onUpdate and onDelete values are set in `config/embark.php`.

Since this method returns a Fluent instance, you can use it as you would otherwise. Therefore you could for instance overwrite an implicit foreign table name: `$table->foreignKey('category_id')->on('product_categories');`

My intention is to expand the custom Blueprint with more useful methods.

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

[](#contributing)

Please do a pull request, if you have some improvements in mind.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project uses the [Unlicense](http://unlicense.org/).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~24 days

Recently: every ~48 days

Total

22

Last Release

2428d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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