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stephenjude/default-model-sorting
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Add default sorting column to your eloquent model

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Default Model Sorting
=====================

[](#default-model-sorting)

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Add default sorting column to your eloquent model.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require stephenjude/default-model-sorting
```

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
use Stephenjude\DefaultModelSorting\Traits\DefaultOrderBy;

class Article extends Model
{
    use DefaultOrderBy;

    protected static $orderByColumn = 'title';
}
```

### Column Sorting Order

[](#column-sorting-order)

You can change the default column sorting order by adding the `$orderByColumnDirection` property inside your eloquent model.

```
use Stephenjude\DefaultModelSorting\Traits\DefaultOrderBy;

class Article extends Model
{
    use DefaultOrderBy;

    protected static $orderByColumn = 'title';

    protected static $orderByColumnDirection = 'desc';
}
```

Configurations
--------------

[](#configurations)

### Publishing Config

[](#publishing-config)

You can publish the config file by running the `vendor:publish command`

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Stephenjude\DefaultModelSorting\DefaultModelSortingServiceProvider" --tag="config"

```

### Configuring Default Column Sorting Order

[](#configuring-default-column-sorting-order)

You can change the default sorting order inside the config file:

```
'order_by' => 'asc',

```

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

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

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

[](#contributing)

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

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Stephen Jude](https://github.com/stephenjude)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

Laravel Package Boilerplate
---------------------------

[](#laravel-package-boilerplate)

This package was generated using the [Laravel Package Boilerplate](https://laravelpackageboilerplate.com).

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance48

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity43

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 77.5% 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 ~292 days

Recently: every ~420 days

Total

7

Last Release

389d ago

Major Versions

1.2 → 2.0.02022-02-10

2.1.0 → 3.0.02024-03-27

3.0.0 → 4.0.02025-04-25

### Community

Maintainers

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