Do not use this package in production!

1. This is a proof of concept. (update: this package is used successfully in an app that has 25 models)
2. The code is not unit tested. (update: thanks to @robsontenorio we have basic unit testing)
3. The API is not stable.

I release this alpha version to get feedback on the API and to make sure I'm not missing important use cases.

Also, I cannot build this alone! I'm more than happy to receive help from the community. Don't be shy!

• join the discussions (even if it's not your issue)
• improve the documentation (if you found something hard to understand, raise an issue, send a pull-request, etc)
• contribute with code (I will guide you as much as needed)

If you define the fields in the model, you can get:

• automatic migrations
• automatic validation on save()
• grouped field definition (name, schema type, casting, fillable/guarded, validation rules, schema modifiers, schema indexes)

<?php

namespace App;

use Deiucanta\Smart\Field;
use Deiucanta\Smart\Model;

class Product extends Model
{
    public function fields()
    {
        return [
            Field::make('id')->increments(),
            Field::make('sku')->string()->fillable()->required()->unique()->label("Sku Number"),
            Field::make('name')->string()->fillable()->required(),
            Field::make('price')->decimal(6, 2)->fillable()->required()->min(0),
            Field::make('description')->text()->fillable()->nullable(),
            Field::make('created_at')->timestamp()->nullable()->index(),
            Field::make('updated_at')->timestamp()->nullable()->index(),
        ];
    }
}

To install the package, just run:

composer require deiucanta/smart

Create a Smart model:

php artisan smart:model Product

Include the model in the configuration file (config/smart.php):

Note: this is now done automatically when you create the model.

<?php

return [
    'models' => [
        \App\Product::class,
    ]
];

Create a Smart migration:

php artisan smart:migration

You should be able to see a new migration in your migration directory. To apply the migration, you just run php artisan migrate as usual.

You will find a new file called smart.json in the database directory of your app. That is where the package stores the current state of the database/models. If you delete that file and run php artisan smart:migration, it will create a new migration as if the schema was empty.

These are the primitives with which you should be able to create any kind of field. However, there are some smarter methods which you can use.

These are Laravel types that are currently supported.

Here are some custom types just as an example of what can be done.

• an article I wrote about this idea a couple of months ago (https://medium.com/@deiucanta/make-laravel-fluent-again-with-smartfields-7d543e725365)