README

Overview

Laravel BigQuery Eloquent is a Laravel package that seamlessly integrates Google BigQuery with Laravel's Eloquent ORM. It enables you to query BigQuery tables using familiar Eloquent syntax, simplifying analytics and data querying directly within your Laravel applications.

Features

Eloquent Integration: Use BigQuery tables as Eloquent models.
Dedicated BigQuery Driver: Optimized database driver for BigQuery.
Automatic Fully Qualified Table Names: Handles project.dataset.table formatting transparently.
Custom Query Grammar: Generates SQL optimized for BigQuery syntax.
Read-Only Support: Supports SELECT queries (read operations only).
Flexible Authentication: Supports Application Default Credentials (ADC) and service account key files.
Environment Configuration: Easy setup via environment variables.

Requirements

PHP 8.3 or higher
Laravel 10.x, 11.x, or 12.x
Access to Google Cloud BigQuery API
Google Cloud authentication (Application Default Credentials recommended)

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require nomansheikh/laravel-bigquery-eloquent

Configuration

1. Publish the configuration file

Run the following Artisan command to publish the package config:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="NomanSheikh\LaravelBigqueryEloquent\LaravelBigqueryEloquentServiceProvider"

2. Authentication Setup

The package supports Google Cloud's recommended authentication hierarchy:

Recommended: Application Default Credentials (ADC)
- Local development: Run gcloud auth application-default login
- Production: Use a service account attached to your compute instance or set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable.
Alternative: Service Account Key File
- Download a JSON key file from Google Cloud Console.
- Set the BIGQUERY_KEY_FILE environment variable pointing to the JSON file (not recommended for production).

Authentication Hierarchy

The Google Client library authenticates in this order:

key_file specified in the database config.
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable.
Default credential file locations.
Google App Engine built-in service account.
Google Compute Engine built-in service account.
Direct credentials array in config.

Example direct credentials array in config/database.php:

'bigquery' => [
    'driver'     => 'bigquery',
    'project_id' => env('BIGQUERY_PROJECT_ID', ''),
    'dataset'    => env('BIGQUERY_DATASET', ''),
    'key_file'   => [
        'type' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_ACCOUNT_TYPE'),
        'private_key_id' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_PRIVATE_KEY_ID'),
        'private_key' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_PRIVATE_KEY'),
        'client_email' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_CLIENT_EMAIL'),
        'client_id' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_CLIENT_ID'),
        'auth_uri' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_AUTH_URI'),
        'token_uri' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_TOKEN_URI'),
        'auth_provider_x509_cert_url' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_AUTH_PROVIDER_CERT_URL'),
        'client_x509_cert_url' => env('GOOGLE_CLOUD_CLIENT_CERT_URL'),
    ],
],

3. Environment Variables

Add the following to your .env file:

BIGQUERY_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id
BIGQUERY_DATASET=your-dataset-name
# Optional: Only if using service account key file (not recommended for production)
# BIGQUERY_KEY_FILE=path/to/your/service-account-key.json

4. Database Connection

Add the BigQuery connection in config/database.php:

'connections' => [
    // ... other connections ...

    'bigquery' => [
        'driver'     => 'bigquery',
        'project_id' => env('BIGQUERY_PROJECT_ID', ''),
        'dataset'    => env('BIGQUERY_DATASET', ''),
        // Optional: Only if using service account key file (not recommended)
        'key_file'   => env('BIGQUERY_KEY_FILE', ''),
    ],
],

Usage

Models

Create models by extending BigQueryModel to interact with BigQuery tables:

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use NomanSheikh\LaravelBigqueryEloquent\Eloquent\BigQueryModel;

class UserAnalytics extends BigQueryModel
{
    protected $table = 'user_analytics'; // Automatically prefixed with project.dataset
}

Queries

Perform queries using familiar Eloquent methods:

// Basic query
$users = UserAnalytics::where('page_views', '>', 100)->get();

// Complex query with ordering and limits
$topUsers = UserAnalytics::select('user_id', 'page_views')
    ->where('created_at', '>=', now()->subDays(30))
    ->orderBy('page_views', 'desc')
    ->limit(10)
    ->get();

// Aggregations
$stats = UserAnalytics::selectRaw('
    COUNT(*) as total_users,
    AVG(page_views) as avg_page_views,
    SUM(session_duration) as total_duration
')->first();

Raw Queries

Execute raw SQL queries directly via the BigQuery connection:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;

$results = DB::connection('bigquery')->select(
    'SELECT user_id, COUNT(*) as visits FROM `project.dataset.user_analytics` WHERE created_at >= ?',
    [now()->subDays(7)]
);

Limitations

BigQuery Specific: Designed specifically for Google BigQuery and may not be compatible with other database drivers.

Testing

Run the test suite with:

composer test

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING for guidelines.

Security

If you discover any security vulnerabilities, please report them via our security policy.

Credits

License

This package is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

nomansheikh / laravel-bigquery-eloquent

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