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zanysoft/virtualcolumn
======================

Laravel - Eloquent virtual column.

1.0.1(1y ago)06MITPHP

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Laravel - Eloquent Virtual Column
=================================

[](#laravel---eloquent-virtual-column)

> Save additional data to virtual column

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require zanysoft/virtualcolumn

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Use the `VirtualColumn` trait on your model:

```
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use ZanySoft\VirtualColumn\VirtualColumn;

class MyModel extends Model
{
    use VirtualColumn;

    public $guarded = [];
}
```

For custom virtual column where you want to save additional data. Default column name is `data`

```
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use ZanySoft\VirtualColumn\VirtualColumn;

class MyModel extends Model
{
    use VirtualColumn;

    public static function getDataColumn(): string
    {
        return 'data'; //name of the column that stores additional data.
    }
}
```

For saving data to existing database columns, by default all columns from the table are selected, except virtual column.

```
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use ZanySoft\VirtualColumn\VirtualColumn;

class MyModel extends Model
{
    use VirtualColumn;

    public static function getCustomColumns(): array
    {
        return [
            'id',
            'custom1',
            'custom2',
        ];
    }
}
```

Create a migration:

```
public function up()
{
    Schema::create('my_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->increments('id');

        $table->string('custom1')->nullable();
        $table->string('custom2')->nullable();

        $table->json('data');
    });
}
```

And store any data on your model:

```
$myModel = MyModel::create(['custom1' => 'custom 1', 'custom2' => 'custom 2', 'foo' => 'bar']);
$myModel->update(['custom1' => 'custom 1', 'custom2' => 'custom 2', 'foo' => 'bar']);
```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance43

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

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**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

454d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/77060551?v=4)[Mubashar Ahmad (مبشر احمد)](/maintainers/mubasharahmad)[@MubasharAhmad](https://github.com/MubasharAhmad)

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