anirbansanu / mk_seeder

Laravel Seeder Generator Script

Database Seeder Script

The PHP script seeder.php is designed to automate the process of generating Laravel seeder files for database tables using the DatabaseConnection and LaravelSeederGenerator classes. It facilitates the population of database tables with initial data in a Laravel application.

Table of Contents

• Usage
• Included Classes
• Example Usage
• Script Execution

Usage

To use the seeder.php script, follow these steps:

1. Include the necessary classes, DatabaseConnection.php and LaravelSeederGenerator.php, in the same directory as the script or provide the correct paths.
2. Configure the database connection parameters by setting the $db_name, $db_host, $db_user, and $db_password variables in the script.
3. Define an array of database tables ($tables) for which you want to generate seeder files.
4. Create an instance of the DatabaseConnection class and the LaravelSeederGenerator class.
5. Iterate through the list of tables and generate seeder files using the generateSeeder method.
6. Close the database connection using the closeConnection method.

Included Classes

DatabaseConnection Class

The DatabaseConnection class encapsulates database connection functionality. It allows you to connect to a MySQL database and fetch data from specified tables.

LaravelSeederGenerator Class

The LaravelSeederGenerator class simplifies the generation of Laravel seeder files based on data retrieved from database tables. It generates seeder files following Laravel's naming conventions and includes data for insertion.

Example Usage

// Include the necessary classes
include_once('./oops/DatabaseConnection.php');
include_once('./oops/LaravelSeederGenerator.php');

// Configure database connection parameters
$db_name = 'twebezli_learn_and_cure_new';
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_user = 'root';
$db_password = '';

// Create instances of DatabaseConnection and LaravelSeederGenerator
$databaseConnection = new DatabaseConnection($db_name, $db_host, $db_user, $db_password);
$seederGenerator = new LaravelSeederGenerator();

// Define the list of database tables to generate seeders for
$tables = ['doctors'];

// Generate seeders for each table
foreach ($tables as $table_name) {
    $data = $databaseConnection->fetchTableData($table_name);
    $seederGenerator->generateSeeder($table_name, $data);
}

// Close the database connection
$databaseConnection->closeConnection();