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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:

Fork the repository
Create a new branch (feature/new-feature)
Commit your changes
Push to your branch
Open a pull request

License

MIT License

mphp / laravel-db2form

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