“Today, we are going to learn about Laravel 9 Factories and seeder with an example. Before starting this project, we need to know why we need factories? When we need to add a number of fake data or dummy data to our Laravel project for testing purposes, then we use factories. Now we will give an example project that shows you how to generate fake data for our project.”
Project Requirements are Given Below
- MySQL 5.6+
- MariaDB 10.2+
- PostgreSQL 9.4+
- SQLite 3.8.3+
- SQL Server 2008+
- PHP 8.1
Project Working Process
- Step 1 – Installing Laravel 9
- Step 2 –Creating a database and connecting the database with the project
- Step 3- Create a Model for the project
- Step 4- Generate Dummy data for the project
- Step 5- Finally, Run and test the project
Step 1 – Installing Laravel 9
In step one, we need to go into the project directory and run the command given below-
cd factory
php artisan serve
Step 2 – Creating a Database and Connecting the Database With the Project
In step two, we need to create a database in our phpMyAdmin; for this factory project, we will use MariaDB /MySQL 5.7. Now, we need to copy the below link and paste it into our browser, then click the home button on the left side. Then click in databases there we will find Create Database area. Then we need to put our database name there. We will use “factory” as a database name.
Now we will connect the database with our project-
Go to the .env file and configure the Database
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=factory (Your database name)
DB_USERNAME=root (Your Database User name)
DB_PASSWORD= (Your Database Password)
Our Database connection done
Step 3- Create a Model for the Project
In Step Three, we will create a table called dummy_data table with migration using this commend
Once the model created then needs to open
Now add these two lines there
$table->string('details')->nullable();
Here is the Code
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
return new class extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create('dtaxts', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->string('name')->nullable();
$table->string('details')->nullable();
$table->timestamps();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::dropIfExists('dtaxts');
}
};
Now, need to open database\factories\DtaxtFactory.phpand add the flowing code
'name',
'details'
];
Here is the file code
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class dummy_data extends Model
{
use HasFactory;
protected $fillable = [
'name',
'details'
];
}
Now need to run
Step 4- Generate Dummy Data for the Project
Now, need to create a factory for our project with this command line-
Now, Go to factory\factory\database\factories\DtaxtFactory.php
Add this line
'details' => $this->faker->text(),
Here is the code
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
/**
* @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\dummyData>
*/
class DummyFactory extends Factory
{
/**
* Define the model's default state.
*
* @return array<string, mixed>
*/
public function definition()
{
return [
'name' => $this->faker->name(),
'details' => $this->faker->text(),
];
}
}
Step 5- Finally, Run and Test the Project
In Step Five, our project is almost ready; now need to perform
Before giving any commend, we need to run this
- composer dumpautoload
then Run
- php artisan tinker
then type
Result –
Psy Shell v0.11.5 (PHP 8.1.3 — cli) by Justin Hileman
>>>Dtaxt::factory()->count(10)->create();
=> Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#3570
all: [
App\Models\Dtaxt {#3574
name: "Mrs. Lura Hirthe",
details: "Deseruntsintrepellendusofficiisfacere. Nihil sed officia ab id. Dolores quia error voluptatibussequi.",
updated_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:02",
created_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:02",
id: 31,
},
App\Models\Dtaxt {#3572
name: "Dulce Rogahn",
details: "Id voluptas ipsum aliquidsequi ab. Autistecumque qui aliquidomnisincidunt. Qui et autem minima veritatis. Corporis magniquis error aut labore rerum.",
updated_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
created_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
id: 32,
},
App\Models\Dtaxt {#3575
name: "Mr. Morris Bahringer",
details: "Qui eum qui unde nemo. Ad aliquamquiautquiacumque.",
updated_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
created_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
id: 33,
},
App\Models\Dtaxt {#3576
name: "Francisco Bechtelar",
details: "Sapiente rem et earum et. Assumenda id natuseateneturpossimus sed. Autlaborumaspernaturoptioconsequuntur.",
updated_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
created_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
id: 34,
},
App\Models\Dtaxt {#3577
name: "Sadye Turcotte",
details: "Excepturi in sit sed nullavoluptatemnecessitatibus nobis omnis. Sint autem dignissimospraesentiumadipisci hic sint. Sed eiusdebitis nihil quaeratexplicabopariatur.",
updated_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
created_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
id: 35,
},
created_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
id: 39,
}, App\Models\Dtaxt {#3582
name: "Celestino Strosin",
details: "Excepturi nihil nostrum cumque facilis autem suscipit. Nam enimquamducimuscorrupti culpa magni. Officiis sit quiarationeenim sit voluptates.",
updated_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
created_at: "2022-07-04 12:47:03",
id: 40,
},
],
}
>>>
Conclusion
Finally, our project was completed successfully. Hope this factory project will help the learner to understand the Laravel 9 factory. Using this project, you can create and import dummy data to your project.
