How to fix Call to undefined method App\Models\TableName::factory? - php

Question

I have created a seeder that populates data in Laravel but was having a BadMethodCallException Call to undefined method App\Models\Project::factory(). Why is this happening? Below is my seeder code.
<?php
namespace Database\Seeders;
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use App\Models\{
Project, User
};
class ProjectSeeder extends Seeder
{
/**
* Run the database seeds.
*
* #return void
*/
public function run()
{
Project::factory()->count(10)->create();
foreach(Project::all() as $project) {
$users = User::inRandomOrder()->take(rand(1, 3))->pluck('id');
$project->users()->attach($users);
}
}
}

Answer 1

First check the project factory class inside path
database/factories/ProjectFactory.php
If it not exist create it
<?php
namespace Database\Factories;
use App\Models\Project;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
class ProjectFactory extends Factory
{
/**
* The name of the factory's corresponding model.
*
* #var string
*/
protected $model = Project::class;
/**
* Define the model's default state.
*
* #return array
*/
public function definition()
{
//add your custom seeder data
return [
"project_tittle" => $this->faker->catchPhrase,
"client_name" => $this->faker->name(),
"days" => rand(45, 60),
"description" => $this->faker->text,
"start_date" => $this->faker->date('Y-m-d'),
"end_date" => $this->faker->date('Y-m-d'),
"current_status" => 1,
"completion_percentage" => 0
];
}
}
If your are using different namespace on model you need to add model like this in your factoryclass
protected $model = Project::class;
I hope it works for you

Answer 2

I've solved it temporarily by using DB facade instead of a factory.
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
DB::table('projects')->insert([
'name' => Str::random(10),
'created_at' => now(),
'updated_at' => now(),
]);