README

A powerful Laravel package to generate a complete module (Controller, Model, and Migration) with a single artisan command. Streamline your development workflow and maintain consistency across your application.

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require devkits/module-generator

Auto-Discovery

This package supports Laravel's auto-discovery feature. After you install it, the service provider will be automatically registered, and you can start using the package right away without any additional configuration.

For Laravel versions before 5.5 (which is unlikely since this package requires Laravel 8.0+), you would need to manually add the service provider to your config/app.php file:

'providers' => [
    // Other service providers...
    DevKits\ModuleGenerator\ServiceProvider::class,
],

Basic Usage

php artisan make:module Blog

This simple command will create:

• A Blog model in app/Models/
• A BlogController in app/Http/Controllers/
• A migration file for the blogs table
• A factory file for the model

Advanced Usage

Field Generation

Generate a module with specific fields:

php artisan make:module Product --fields="name:string,price:decimal,description:text,in_stock:boolean"

This will create:

• A Product model with name, price, description, and in_stock as fillable fields
• A migration with the appropriate columns and types
• A ProductController with CRUD methods
• A factory with appropriate faker methods for each field type

Select/Dropdown Fields

Define fields that should be rendered as select/dropdown menus with predefined options:

php artisan make:module Employee --fields="name:string,email:string,hire_date:date" --selects="department:engineering,marketing,sales,hr;status:active,on_leave,terminated"

This will:

• Add department and status as enum fields in the migration
• Add constants in the model for the dropdown options
• Add validation rules in the controller
• Prepare the controller to pass options to views

The generated model will include constants for the select options:

class Employee extends Model
{
    // ...

    // Select options for fields
    public const DEPARTMENT_OPTIONS = ['engineering', 'marketing', 'sales', 'hr'];
    public const STATUS_OPTIONS = ['active', 'on_leave', 'terminated'];
}

API Controllers

Generate API-focused controllers that return JSON responses:

php artisan make:module User --api

Or:

php artisan make:module User --type=api

Generate Views

php artisan make:module Comment --views

This creates Blade views for:

• Index (listing)
• Create form
• Edit form
• Show/detail page

Module Directory Structure

Create modules in a dedicated directory structure:

php artisan make:module Order --module-style

This organizes the module in a modular structure:

Modules/
  ├── Order/
      ├── Http/
      │   └── Controllers/
      │       └── OrderController.php
      ├── Models/
      │   └── Order.php
      ├── Database/
      │   ├── Migrations/
      │   │   └── xxxx_xx_xx_xxxxxx_create_orders_table.php
      │   └── Factories/
      │       └── OrderFactory.php
      ├── Resources/
      │   └── views/
      │       ├── index.blade.php
      │       ├── create.blade.php
      │       ├── edit.blade.php
      │       └── show.blade.php
      ├── routes.php
      └── OrderServiceProvider.php

Example Scenarios

1. Basic CMS Article Module

php artisan make:module Article --fields="title:string,slug:string,content:text,excerpt:text,published_at:timestamp" --views

2. E-commerce Product Module

php artisan make:module Product --fields="name:string,slug:string,sku:string,price:decimal,cost:decimal,quantity:integer,description:text" --selects="status:draft,published,out_of_stock,discontinued;category:electronics,clothing,home,beauty" --views

3. User Management Module

php artisan make:module User --fields="name:string,email:string:unique,email_verified_at:timestamp,password:string,remember_token:string" --selects="role:admin,editor,member,guest" --type=api

4. Task Management Module

php artisan make:module Task --fields="title:string,description:text,due_date:date,completed_at:timestamp:nullable" --selects="priority:low,medium,high,urgent;status:backlog,todo,in_progress,review,completed" --module-style --views

Working with Generated Files

Models

The generated models will include fillable fields and constants for select options:

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Task extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;

    protected $fillable = ['title', 'description', 'due_date', 'completed_at', 'priority', 'status'];

    // Select options for fields
    public const PRIORITY_OPTIONS = ['low', 'medium', 'high', 'urgent'];
    public const STATUS_OPTIONS = ['backlog', 'todo', 'in_progress', 'review', 'completed'];
}

Controllers

The generated controllers include validation for select fields and are prepared to pass options to views:

public function create()
{
    // Select options for dropdown fields
    $priorityOptions = Task::PRIORITY_OPTIONS;
    $statusOptions = Task::STATUS_OPTIONS;

    return view('task.create', [
        'priorityOptions' => $priorityOptions,
        'statusOptions' => $statusOptions
    ]);
}

public function store(Request $request)
{
    $validated = $request->validate([
        'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
        'description' => 'nullable|string',
        'due_date' => 'nullable|date',
        'priority' => 'required|in:' . implode(',', Task::PRIORITY_OPTIONS),
        'status' => 'required|in:' . implode(',', Task::STATUS_OPTIONS),
    ]);

    Task::create($validated);

    return redirect()->route('task.index')
        ->with('success', 'Task created successfully.');
}

Views

When using the --views option, the package generates view files that include all necessary form fields, including select dropdowns for enum fields:

<div class="form-group mb-3">
    <label for="status">Status</label>
    <select class="form-control @error('status') is-invalid @enderror" id="status" name="status">
        <option value="">Select Status</option>
        @foreach($statusOptions as $option)
            <option value="{{ $option }}" {{ old('status', $task->status ?? '') == $option ? 'selected' : '' }}>
                {{ ucfirst(str_replace('_', ' ', $option)) }}
            </option>
        @endforeach
    </select>
    @error('status')
        <span class="invalid-feedback" role="alert">
            <strong>{{ $message }}</strong>
        </span>
    @enderror
</div>

Configuration

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=module-generator-config

This creates config/module-generator.php with options:

return [
    'path' => 'App',
    'generate_views' => false,
    'view_path' => 'resources/views',
    'default_type' => 'full',
    'add_routes' => true,
    'api_version' => 'v1',
];

The configuration options allow you to:

• path: Define the base path for generated files (default: 'App')
• generate_views: Automatically generate views for all modules (default: false)
• view_path: Define where views will be created (default: 'resources/views')
• default_type: Set the default module generation type (default: 'full')
• add_routes: Automatically add routes to route files (default: true)
• api_version: Define the API version prefix for API routes (default: 'v1')

You can customize these settings according to your project's needs. For example, if you always want to generate views, you could set generate_views to true in your configuration, eliminating the need to pass the --views flag each time.

Testing

composer test

Credits

Christopher Vistal

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.