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rulr/laravel-authored
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A Laravel package that adds created\_by and last\_updated\_by attributes to Eloquent models.

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Laravel Authored
================

[](#laravel-authored)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

`rulr/laravel-authored` is a Laravel package that automatically assigns `created_by` and `updated_by` user IDs to Eloquent models. This helps track which user created and last updated a model, improving data auditing and accountability.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via Composer:

```
composer require rulr/laravel-authored
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### 1. Apply the `HasAuthor` Trait

[](#1-apply-the-hasauthor-trait)

To enable automatic tracking, add the `HasAuthor` trait to your Eloquent models:

```
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Rulr\Authored\Traits\HasAuthor;

class Post extends Model
{
    use HasAuthor;
}
```

### 2. Use the `authored` Macro in Migrations

[](#2-use-the-authored-macro-in-migrations)

Instead of manually defining `created_by` and `updated_by`, you can use the provided macro when defining your schema:

```
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->string('title');
    $table->authored(); // Automatically adds created_by and updated_by fields
    $table->timestamps();
});
```

### 3. Configuration

[](#3-configuration)

By default, this package uses `created_by` and `updated_by` columns. You can **customize** these field names by publishing and modifying the config file.

#### **Publishing the Config File**

[](#publishing-the-config-file)

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Rulr\Authored\AuthoredServiceProvider" --tag=config
```

This will create a file at `config/authored.php`, where you can modify the column names:

```
return [
    'created_by' => 'created_by',
    'updated_by' => 'updated_by',
];
```

Now, when using `$table->authored();`, it will use the specified field names.

### 4. Automatically Set User IDs

[](#4-automatically-set-user-ids)

When a user creates or updates a model, Laravel will automatically assign their ID:

```
$post = Post::create(['title' => 'First Post']);
$post->update(['title' => 'Updated Title']);

// Outputs the user ID who created the post
echo $post->created_by;

// Outputs the user ID who last updated the post
echo $post->updated_by;
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

This package includes PHPUnit tests using Orchestra Testbench. The tests create tables dynamically without requiring migrations. To run tests, use:

```
vendor/bin/phpunit
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~23 days

Total

4

Last Release

407d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

laraveleloquenttrackingcreated\_byupdated\_byauthorship

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