Model

• Generate
  • Options
• Model Conventions
  • Table Names
  • Primary Keys
  • Timestamps

Generate

php artisan make:model Product

Options

Options	Description
--migration	Generate Model and a migration file
-m
--factory	Generate Model and a ProductFactory class
-f
--seed	Generate Model and a ProductSeeder class
-s
--controller	Generate Model and a ProductController class
-c
--controller --resource --requests	Generate Model, ProductController resource class, and form request classes
-crR
--policy	Generate Model and a ProductPolicy class
-mfsc	Generate a model and a migration, factory, seeder, and controller...
--all	Shortcut to generate a model, migration, factory, seeder, policy, controller, and form requests...
--pivot	Generate a pivot model...

Model Conventions

Table Names

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Product extends Model
{
    /**
     * The table associated with the model.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $table = 'my_products';
}

Primary Keys

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Product extends Model
{
    /**
     * The primary key associated with the table.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $primaryKey = 'product_id';
	
    /**
     * Indicates if the model's ID is auto-incrementing.
     *
     * @var bool
     */
    public $incrementing = false;

    /**
     * The data type of the auto-incrementing ID.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $keyType = 'string';	
}

Timestamps

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Product extends Model
{
    /**
     * Indicates if the model should be timestamped.
     *
     * @var bool
     */
    public $timestamps = false;
	
	/**
     * The storage format of the model's date columns.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $dateFormat = 'U';
	
	// Customize names
	const CREATED_AT = 'creation_date';
    const UPDATED_AT = 'updated_date';
}