Factory

# __construct ( $count , Collection $states , Collection $has , Collection $for , Collection $afterMaking , Collection $afterCreating , $connection ) : void

Create a new factory instance.

Parameters

• $count int|null
• $states Collection |null
• $has Collection |null
• $for Collection |null
• $afterMaking Collection |null
• $afterCreating Collection |null
• $connection string|null

# definition ( ) : array

Define the model's default state.

# new ( $attributes ) : static

Get a new factory instance for the given attributes.

Parameters

• $attributes callable|array

# times ( int $count ) : static

Get a new factory instance for the given number of models.

Parameters

• $count int

# configure ( ) : $this

Configure the factory.

# raw ( $attributes , Model $parent ) : array

Get the raw attributes generated by the factory.

Parameters

• $attributes array
• $parent Model |null

# createOne ( $attributes ) : Model

Create a single model and persist it to the database.

Parameters

• $attributes array

# createOneQuietly ( $attributes ) : Model

Create a single model and persist it to the database.

Parameters

• $attributes array

# createMany ( iterable $records ) : Collection

Create a collection of models and persist them to the database.

Parameters

• $records iterable

# createManyQuietly ( iterable $records ) : Collection

Create a collection of models and persist them to the database.

Parameters

• $records iterable

# create ( $attributes , Model $parent ) : Collection |Model

Create a collection of models and persist them to the database.

Parameters

• $attributes array
• $parent Model |null

# createQuietly ( $attributes , Model $parent ) : Collection |Model

Create a collection of models and persist them to the database.

Parameters

• $attributes array
• $parent Model |null

# lazy ( array $attributes , Model $parent ) : Closure

Create a callback that persists a model in the database when invoked.

Parameters

• $attributes array
• $parent Model |null

# store ( Collection $results ) : void

Set the connection name on the results and store them.

Parameters

• $results Collection

# createChildren ( Model $model ) : void

Create the children for the given model.

Parameters

• $model Model

# makeOne ( $attributes ) : Model

Make a single instance of the model.

Parameters

• $attributes callable|array

# make ( $attributes , Model $parent ) : Collection |Model

Create a collection of models.

Parameters

• $attributes array
• $parent Model |null

# makeInstance ( Model $parent ) : Model

Make an instance of the model with the given attributes.

Parameters

• $parent Model |null

# getExpandedAttributes ( Model $parent ) : mixed

Get a raw attributes array for the model.

Parameters

• $parent Model |null

# getRawAttributes ( Model $parent ) : array

Get the raw attributes for the model as an array.

Parameters

• $parent Model |null

# parentResolvers ( ) : array

Create the parent relationship resolvers (as deferred Closures).

# expandAttributes ( array $definition ) : array

Expand all attributes to their underlying values.

Parameters

• $definition array

# state ( $state ) : static

Add a new state transformation to the model definition.

Parameters

• $state callable|array

# sequence ( $sequence ) : static

Add a new sequenced state transformation to the model definition.

Parameters

• $sequence array

# crossJoinSequence ( $sequence ) : static

Add a new cross joined sequenced state transformation to the model definition.

Parameters

• $sequence array

# has ( $factory , $relationship ) : static

Define a child relationship for the model.

Parameters

• $factory Factory
• $relationship string|null

# guessRelationship ( string $related ) : string

Attempt to guess the relationship name for a "has" relationship.

Parameters

• $related string

# hasAttached ( $factory , $pivot , $relationship ) : static

Define an attached relationship for the model.

Parameters

• $factory Factory |Collection |Model
• $pivot callable|array
• $relationship string|null

# for ( $factory , $relationship ) : static

Define a parent relationship for the model.

Parameters

• $factory Factory |Model
• $relationship string|null

# afterMaking ( Closure $callback ) : static

Add a new "after making" callback to the model definition.

Parameters

• $callback Closure

# afterCreating ( Closure $callback ) : static

Add a new "after creating" callback to the model definition.

Parameters

• $callback Closure

# callAfterMaking ( Collection $instances ) : void

Call the "after making" callbacks for the given model instances.

Parameters

• $instances Collection

# callAfterCreating ( Collection $instances , Model $parent ) : void

Call the "after creating" callbacks for the given model instances.

Parameters

• $instances Collection
• $parent Model |null

# count ( int $count ) : static

Specify how many models should be generated.

Parameters

• $count int|null

# connection ( string $connection ) : static

Specify the database connection that should be used to generate models.

Parameters

• $connection string

# newInstance ( array $arguments ) : static

Create a new instance of the factory builder with the given mutated properties.

Parameters

• $arguments array

# newModel ( array $attributes ) : Model

Get a new model instance.

Parameters

• $attributes array

# modelName ( ) : string

Get the name of the model that is generated by the factory.

# guessModelNamesUsing ( callable $callback ) : void

Specify the callback that should be invoked to guess model names based on factory names.

Parameters

• $callback callable

# useNamespace ( string $namespace ) : void

Specify the default namespace that contains the application's model factories.

Parameters

• $namespace string

# factoryForModel ( string $modelName ) : static

Get a new factory instance for the given model name.

Parameters

• $modelName string

# guessFactoryNamesUsing ( callable $callback ) : void

Specify the callback that should be invoked to guess factory names based on dynamic relationship names.

Parameters

• $callback callable

# withFaker ( ) : Faker\Generator

Get a new Faker instance.

# resolveFactoryName ( string $modelName ) : string

Get the factory name for the given model name.

Parameters

• $modelName string

# appNamespace ( ) : string

Get the application namespace for the application.

# __call ( $method , $parameters ) : mixed

Proxy dynamic factory methods onto their proper methods.

Parameters

• $method string
• $parameters array