Call database seeder from a subfolder - php

Question

I want to create a set of database seed classes specifically for adding data for test cases I'm writing.
My plan was to put them in the folder:
app/database/seeds/testData/
and then call the seeder via the command:
php artisan db:seed --class="testData/myTestSeeder"
But I get a "class does not exist" error.
Is it possible to call database seeders that live in a subfolder in seeds? I don't see an explicit "yes" in the docs, but I don't see an explicit "no" either.

Answer 1

You shouldn't need to edit your classmap on your project, just make sure to run
composer dump-autoload
after moving your class to a subfolder.
Once you've done that, run this (no need to mention testData here)
php artisan db:seed --class="myTestSeeder"

Answer 2

You need to tell the autoloader how to load your new class. This is relatively simple; add the following to your composer.json in the classmap property:
"autoload": {
"classmap": [
"app/commands",
"app/controllers",
"app/models",
"app/database/migrations",
"app/database/seeds",
"app/tests/TestCase.php",
"app/database/seeds/testData" // <-- Add this
]
},
After that, run composer dump-autoload and your seed file should now be loaded successfully.

Answer 3

When you create new Seeder class, for example:
php artisan make:seeder Authorization/CreateAppRoleSeeder
As a result, get new class:
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
class Authorization/CreateAppRoleSeeder extends Seeder
{
/**
* Run the database seeds.
*
* #return void
*/
public function run()
{
//
}
}
You have to replace class Authorization/CreateAppRoleSeeder extends Seeder
with class CreateAppRoleSeeder extends Seeder.
Next, execute the dump composer command:
composer dump
After add class to file 'database\Seeder\DatabaseSeeder'
In my case, for example:
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
{
/**
* Seed the application's database.
*
* #return void
*/
public function run()
{
$this->call(CreateAppRoleSeeder::class);
}
}
After that execute the command
php artisan db:seed
In my case
php artisan db:seed --class=CreateAppRoleSeeder
So will work ;)