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riipandi/laravel-optikey
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Use UUID, Ulid, or nanoid as optional or primary key in Laravel.

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Laravel OptiKey
===============

[](#laravel-optikey)

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Use UUID, Ulid, or nanoid as optional or primary key in Laravel.

```
composer require riipandi/laravel-optikey
```

This package adds a very simple trait to automatically generate a UUID, Ulid, or nanoid for your Models.

✌️ Using as Secondary Key
-------------------------

[](#️-using-as-secondary-key)

### 1. Update your schemas

[](#1-update-your-schemas)

First, you need to add an extra column in your migration. For example:

```
php artisan make:migration AddOptikeyToUsersTable
```

```
// If using UUID for the key
$table->uuid('uid')->after('id')->unique()->index();

// If using nanoid or ulid for the key
$table->string('uid')->after('id')->unique()->index();
```

Sample migration:

```