ridtichai/laravel-existing-db-migration-generator

Generate Laravel migration and seeder files from an existing database schema.

v0.3.1 2026-03-23 01:58 UTC

Requires

• php: ^7.4 || ^8.0 || ^8.1 || ^8.2 || ^8.3
• doctrine/dbal: ^3.7 || ^4.0
• illuminate/console: ^8.75 || ^9.0 || ^10.0 || ^11.0 || ^12.0
• illuminate/database: ^8.75 || ^9.0 || ^10.0 || ^11.0 || ^12.0
• illuminate/support: ^8.75 || ^9.0 || ^10.0 || ^11.0 || ^12.0

MIT

README

Generate Laravel migration and seeder files from an existing database schema.

🚀 Features

🧱 Migration Generator

• Generate migration files from existing database tables

• Convert schema into Laravel-friendly syntax:

  • $table->id()
  • $table->timestamps()
  • $table->foreignId()->constrained()

• Support Laravel 8.75+

• Support PHP 7.4 and PHP 8+

• Works with MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite

🌱 Seeder Generator

• Export table data into Laravel seeders

• Support:

  • --all generate all tables
  • auto sort by foreign key dependency
  • auto register into DatabaseSeeder
  • auto create DatabaseSeeder if not exists
  • --truncate or delete() option
  • chunk insert for large data
  • multi-file seeder for big tables

🧩 CRUD Generator

• Generate CRUD controller and Blade views from existing database tables
• Use Eloquent Model instead of Query Builder
• Use Bootstrap 5.2.3 as the default UI base
• Read column comments in format label#input_type
• Support configurable Blade parent path
• Support configurable default Bootstrap form columns

📦 Installation

composer require ridtichai/laravel-existing-db-migration-generator

⚙️ Migration Usage

php artisan existing-db:generate-migrations

Options

Option	Description
--connection=	Database connection
--path=	Output path
--table=	Specific tables
--ignore=	Ignore tables

🌱 Seeder Usage

Generate specific table

php artisan existing-db:generate-seeders --table=config_system

Generate multiple tables

php artisan existing-db:generate-seeders --table=users --table=roles

Generate all tables (🔥 recommended)

php artisan existing-db:generate-seeders --all

With truncate

php artisan existing-db:generate-seeders --all --truncate

Force overwrite

php artisan existing-db:generate-seeders --all --force

Disable auto register

php artisan existing-db:generate-seeders --all --no-register

🧠 Smart Features

🔗 Auto Sort by Foreign Key

Tables will be generated in correct order:

payment_status → payments → logs

📦 Multi-file Seeder

Large tables will be split automatically:

UsersTableSeederPart1
UsersTableSeederPart2
UsersTableSeederPart3

🧩 Auto Register Seeder

Generated seeders will be automatically added to:

DatabaseSeeder.php

🛠 Auto Create DatabaseSeeder

If not exists:

database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php

Will be generated automatically.

🧩 CRUD Usage

Generate CRUD from an existing table:

php artisan existing-db:generate-crud --table=users --path=pages/admin

Force overwrite existing files:

php artisan existing-db:generate-crud --table=users --force

Specify database connection:

php artisan existing-db:generate-crud --connection=mysql --table=users

📁 CRUD Generated Files

For:

php artisan existing-db:generate-crud --table=users

the package generates files like:

app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
resources/views/users/index.blade.php
resources/views/users/create.blade.php
resources/views/users/edit.blade.php
resources/views/users/_form.blade.php

If view_parent_path is configured, the views will be generated inside that path.

--path=pages/admin

Generated views:

resources/views/pages/admin/users/index.blade.php
resources/views/pages/admin/users/create.blade.php
resources/views/pages/admin/users/edit.blade.php
resources/views/pages/admin/users/_form.blade.php

✅ Supported Input Types

Supported input types in column comments:

• text
• textarea
• number
• email
• password
• date
• datetime
• datetime-local
• time
• select
• radio
• checkbox
• file
• hidden

Example:

ชื่อ#text
รายละเอียด#textarea
จำนวน#number
อีเมล#email
รหัสผ่าน#password
สถานะ#select

🔧 Configuration

Publish config:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=existing-db-migration-generator-config

Example:

return [
    'default_output_path' => 'database/migrations',
    'default_seeder_output_path' => 'database/seeders',

    'exclude_tables' => [
        'migrations',
        'password_resets',
        'failed_jobs',
        'personal_access_tokens',
    ],

    'crud' => [
        'layout' => 'layouts.index',
        'form_columns' => 2,
        'model_namespace' => 'App\\Models',
        'controller_namespace' => 'App\\Http\\Controllers',
    ],

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Laravel Style Macros
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | When enabled, the generator will try to output Laravel-style shortcuts:
    | - $table->id()
    | - $table->timestamps()
    | - $table->foreignId(...)->constrained(...)
    |
    | When disabled, the generator will stay closer to the original schema.
    |
    */
    'use_laravel_style_macros' => true,
    'omit_default_string_length' => true,

    'auto_register_seeder' => true,

    'multi_file_seed_threshold' => 1000,
];

📁 Example Output

Seeder

DB::table('config_system')->insert([
    [
        'id' => 1,
        'name' => 'Example',
        'created_at' => null,
    ],
]);

⚠️ Limitations

• Complex foreign keys (composite) not fully supported
• Some database-specific types may need manual adjustment
• truncate() may fail with strict FK constraints

🧪 Compatibility

Laravel	PHP
8.75+	7.4 - 8.2+

📌 Roadmap

• Index support
• Unique & composite key support
• Disable/enable foreign key checks option
• Data-only / schema-only mode
• Seeder rollback support

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome!

📄 License

MIT License

Changelog

v0.2.0

• Add seeder generator
• Add --all option
• Auto sort by foreign key dependency
• Auto register DatabaseSeeder
• Multi-file seed support
• Truncate option

v0.2.6

• Added existing-db:generate-crud command

• Generate CRUD from existing database tables

• Generate Eloquent-based controller

• Generate Blade views:

• index.blade.php

• create.blade.php

• edit.blade.php

• _form.blade.php

• Support column comment format label#input_type

• Support foreign key select field generation

• Support configurable form_columns

• Support configurable layout

• Support configurable model_namespace

• Support configurable controller_namespace

Changed

• CRUD generator uses Bootstrap 5.2.3 as the default UI base
• Generated controllers use Eloquent Model instead of Query Builder
• Generated views support configurable parent path

Notes

• Suitable for initial scaffolding after generating migrations and seeders
• Recommended to review routes, models, and relations before production use