What is the correct way of configing Eloquent globally? - php

Question

Eloquent has some assumptions regarding db tables.
It uses plural name of class for tables name. I use singular nouns for tables' name.
By default, Eloquent expects created_at and updated_at columns. I use cData and uDate
I use camelCase to name columns not underline_separated names.
I know it possible to use class properties to overwrite those. What is the correct way to config it globally?

Answer 1

Instead of extending the Model class create a new class for example MyModel and setup your attributes there. Then extend MyModel

Answer 2

The best way is to create your own base model that extends Eloquent. Then you can define new values for the timestamp columns and override the getTable() method:
class BaseModel extends Model {
const CREATED_AT = 'cData';
const UPDATED_AT = 'uData';
/**
* Get the table associated with the model.
*
* #return string
*/
public function getTable()
{
if (isset($this->table)) return $this->table;
return str_replace('\\', '', snake_case(class_basename($this)));
}
}
Then, let all your models extend that base model:
class User extends BaseModel

Answer 3

you can do this by editing vendor\framework\src\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model.php file.
/**
* The name of the "created at" column.
*
* #var string
*/
const CREATED_AT = 'cDate';
/**
* The name of the "updated at" column.
*
* #var string
*/
const UPDATED_AT = 'uDate';
/**
* The name of the "deleted at" column.
*
* #var string
*/
const DELETED_AT = 'dDate';
But honestly speaking, editing the core source is not a good idea. So you can do this by
class MyModel extends Model {
/**
* The name of the "created at" column.
*
* #var string
*/
const CREATED_AT = 'cData';
/**
* The name of the "updated at" column.
*
* #var string
*/
const UPDATED_AT = 'uData';
/**
* The name of the "deleted at" column.
*
* #var string
*/
const DELETED_AT = 'dDate';
}
Now write you model extending MyModel instead of original Model.
for example:
class User extends MyModel{
//Yes, if you want to change default table name then you should do this. Shouldn't be global.
protected $table = "user";
}