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Automatically generate Blade forms and Form request classes from your database schemas or JSON schema files with old() support and built-in CSS styling.

Package Name

laravel-schema-to-form

Composer: mbparvez

GitHub: mbparvezme

Author: M B Parvez

Features

• Generate JSON schemas from database tables.
• Generate Blade forms automatically with:
  • old() function for preserving input values
  • required attributes
  • Default values
  • Correct input types (text, email, checkbox, textarea, etc.)
  • Built-in CSS classes (Bootstrap or custom)
• Generate Laravel FormRequest classes with proper validation rules.
• Fully customizable templates for Blade and FormRequest.
• Configurable FormRequest namespace and Blade output directory.

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require mphp/laravel-db2form

Laravel will auto-discover the package. No extra steps needed to use it.

Commands

1. Generate JSON from DB Tables

php artisan form:generate-json

Options:

• --tables=users,posts → generate JSON only for selected tables
• --output=custom/path → save JSON files in a custom folder

2. Generate Blade Forms and FormRequest

php artisan form:generate-form

Options:

• --schema=path/to/schema.json → generate form for a single schema file
• --output=resources/views/custom_forms → save Blade files in a custom folder

3. Generate JSON + Form Together

php artisan form:generate

This core command runs both form:generate-json and form:generate-form in sequence. Use it to generate everything (JSON schemas, Blade forms, and FormRequest classes) at once.

Example Workflow

1. Generate JSON from database tables:

php artisan form:generate-json --tables=users,posts

This will create JSON files in database/form_schemas/.

2. Generate Blade forms and FormRequests from JSON:

php artisan form:generate-form

This will generate:

• Blade files in resources/views/forms/
• FormRequest classes in app/Http/Requests/
• Input fields automatically include old() values and CSS classes

3. Generate Both JSON and Forms in One Step:

php artisan form:generate

This will automatically:

• Generate JSON schemas from the database
• Generate Blade forms and FormRequests

Publish Templates and Config (Optional)

Publish templates and config if you want to customize:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=form-schema-templates
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=form-schema-config

• Templates: resources/form-schema-templates
• Config: config/form-schema.php

Configuration

config/form-schema.php:

return [
    /*
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------
    | FormRequest Namespace
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
    'request_namespace' => 'App\\Http\\Requests',

    /*
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Blade Output Path
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
    'blade_path' => resource_path('views/forms'),

    /*
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Style Configuration
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------
    | 'style' => 'bootstrap' or 'custom'
    */
    'style' => 'bootstrap', // default style

    'bootstrap_styles' => [
        'form' => 'needs-validation',
        'submit' => 'btn btn-primary',
        'label' => 'form-label',
        'text' => 'form-control',
        'email' => 'form-control',
        'password' => 'form-control',
        'number' => 'form-control',
        'textarea' => 'form-control',
        'select' => 'form-select',
        'checkbox' => 'form-check-input',
        'radio' => 'form-check-input',
    ],

    'custom_styles' => [
        'form' => 'space-y-4',
        'submit' => 'bg-blue-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded hover:bg-blue-700',
        'label' => 'block font-medium mb-1',
        'text' => 'border rounded px-3 py-2 w-full',
        'email' => 'border rounded px-3 py-2 w-full',
        'password' => 'border rounded px-3 py-2 w-full',
        'number' => 'border rounded px-3 py-2 w-full',
        'textarea' => 'border rounded px-3 py-2 w-full',
        'select' => 'border rounded px-3 py-2 w-full',
        'checkbox' => 'rounded text-blue-600 focus:ring-blue-500',
        'radio' => 'text-blue-600 focus:ring-blue-500',
    ],
];

Customizing Templates

After publishing, you can edit:

• resources/form-schema-templates/form.blade.php.template → for custom Blade layout
• resources/form-schema-templates/request.php.template → for custom FormRequest template

Contribution

Contributions are welcome! If you have ideas for improvement, bug fixes, or want to add new features:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (feature/new-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to your branch
5. Open a pull request

License

MIT License