virdiggg/seeder-ci3

Library Seeder from Existing Database for CodeIgniter 3

3.0.0 2026-05-24 06:52 UTC

Requires

• php: >=7.3
• fakerphp/faker: ^1.20

MIT

• Virdi Gunawan

README

Seeder CI3 is a modern CLI-style development toolkit for CodeIgniter 3 inspired by Laravel Artisan and orangehill/iseed.

It provides migration management, database seeding, CRUD scaffolding, faker generation, route inspection, and development helpers while remaining fully compatible with traditional CodeIgniter 3 applications.

Seeder CI3 is designed for developers maintaining legacy systems who still want modern development workflows without migrating away from CodeIgniter 3.

Features

Seeder CI3 includes:

• Database seeder generation from existing tables
• Migration generation and execution
• Migration rollback support
• CRUD scaffolding
• Model and controller generators
• Built-in faker generation
• Route listing utilities
• Post-migration hooks
• PostgreSQL-friendly helpers
• Lightweight response wrapper controller
• CLI-style development workflow for CodeIgniter 3

Installation

Install Seeder CI3 via Composer:

composer require virdiggg/seeder-ci3

Quick Start

Create a controller new application/controllers/App_ci3.php for entry point:

<?php defined('BASEPATH') or exit('No direct script access allowed');

use Virdiggg\SeederCi3\MY_AppController;

class App_ci3 extends MY_AppController
{
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
}

Initialize Seeder CI3 inside your project:

php index.php app_ci3 init

The initialization command will automatically:

• Create App_ci3.php
• Create CLI bootstrap file ci3
• Publish Seeder CI3 configuration
• Publish migration hooks
• Migrate legacy migration hooks automatically

Generated Files

Initialization may generate:

application/controllers/App_ci3.php
application/config/seeder.php
application/hooks/PostMigration.php
application/hooks/PreMigration.php
ci3

Basic Usage

Show available commands:

php ci3 help

Check installed version:

php ci3 version

Run migrations:

php ci3 migrate

Rollback migrations:

php ci3 rollback

Generate a model:

php ci3 make:model Admin/Users --r --c --m --soft-delete --faker

Generate a seeder:

php ci3 make:seeder users --soft-delete

Generate fake data:

php ci3 make:faker users

List application routes:

php ci3 router:list --postman

Wrapper Controller

Seeder CI3 includes:

Virdiggg\SeederCi3\MY_Controller

A lightweight wrapper controller designed to simplify:

• JSON responses
• Pretty JSON formatting
• Shared view data
• HTML rendering
• View rendering

Example:

class Api extends MY_Controller
{
    public function users()
    {
        return $this
            ->pretty(true)
            ->asJson([
                'status' => true,
                'message' => 'Success'
            ]);
    }
}

Migration Hooks

Seeder CI3 supports:

• Pre-migration hooks
• Post-migration hooks
• Legacy hook migration from old controller destructors

Useful for:

• Grant privilege automation
• Deployment workflows
• Logging
• Database synchronization
• Environment preparation

Faker Support

Seeder CI3 can generate fake datasets directly from existing table structures.

Example:

php ci3 make:faker users

Supports:

• Table-based faker generation
• Default fallback fields
• Faker-enabled model scaffolding

Route Utilities

Seeder CI3 can inspect routes directly from terminal:

php ci3 router:list

Supports:

• API route inspection
• Route auditing
• Endpoint discovery
• Postman export

Example:

php ci3 router:list --postman

Currently optimized for:

application/controllers/api/*

Generated files are stored in:

application/storage/

Documentation

Additional documentation:

• Usage Guide
• Upgrade Guide

Philosophy

Seeder CI3 aims to modernize the CodeIgniter 3 development experience without changing the framework's core architecture.

The goal is to provide practical developer tooling for long-term maintenance projects, enterprise systems, and legacy applications that still require fast and efficient workflows.