mulford/generators

Extend Laravel 5's generators.

Laravel 5/Fractal Transformer Generator

This extends the php artisan command list to include a command for generating a basic Fractal transformer based on your existing Eloquent model., _(*1)

Usage

Step 1: Install Via Composer

composer require 'mulford/generators' --dev

Step 2: Register the Service Provider

Open config/app.php and add the line to the bottom of your providers array:, _(*2)

"Mulford\Generators\TransformerGeneratorServiceProvider"

Step 3: Run Artisan

Run php artisan list from the console and you will see make:transformer in the "make" section., _(*3)

Defaults

By default, this library references models in the App\Models namespace (not the Laravel 5 default of App). It creates new Transformer classes in App\Transformers. In a future version I will try to make this a config option., _(*4)

Example

php artisan make:transformer --model=User, _(*5)

This command will create a basic Fractal Transformer class with some placeholders, as well as a basic transform() method. By default the transform() object array is populated based on the Eloquent model's $fillable property. Obviously you can tweak the list as desired, but it serves as a decent starting point., _(*6)

Future

Eventually I hope to work out a way to create includes based on Eloquent relationships. If you are interested in helping feel free to send a pull request!, _(*7)