CRUD Templates for Laravel

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Field Types ​

Fields are an integral part of CRUD Templates. They are fed into a template in one of two ways:

The --fields option where you can manually specify the fields and their types, or the --table option, which automatically generates fields from an existing database table.

These fields are then used to intelligently populate the content of the generated files.

Basic Syntax ​

Fields are defined using the following format:

bash
fieldName:fieldType

For nullable fields, add a ? after the field name:

bash
fieldName?:fieldType

Multiple fields are separated by commas:

bash
--fields="name:string,age:integer,bio?:text"

Supported Field Types ​

String ​

Creates a varchar column with a maximum of 255 characters.

Syntax:

bash
--fields="name:string"

Migration:

php
$table->string('name');

Validation:

php
'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255']

Model Cast: None (default string handling)

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate User --fields="first_name:string,last_name:string,email:string"

Integer ​

Creates an integer column for whole numbers.

Syntax:

bash
--fields="age:integer"

Migration:

php
$table->integer('age');

Validation:

php
'age' => ['required', 'integer']

Model Cast: None (default integer handling)

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Product --fields="stock:integer,views:integer"

Decimal ​

Creates a decimal column for precise numeric values (e.g., prices, measurements).

Syntax:

bash
--fields="price:decimal"

Migration:

php
$table->decimal('price', 8, 2);

Validation:

php
'price' => ['required', 'numeric']

Model Cast:

php
'price' => 'decimal:2'

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Product --fields="price:decimal,weight:decimal"

Date ​

Creates a date column (without time).

Syntax:

bash
--fields="birth_date:date"

Migration:

php
$table->date('birth_date');

Validation:

php
'birth_date' => ['required', 'date']

Model Cast:

php
'birth_date' => 'immutable_date'

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Employee --fields="birth_date:date,hire_date:date"

DateTime ​

Creates a datetime column with both date and time.

Syntax:

bash
--fields="published_at:datetime"

Migration:

php
$table->dateTime('published_at');

Validation:

php
'published_at' => ['required', 'date']

Model Cast:

php
'published_at' => 'immutable_datetime'

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Post --fields="published_at:datetime,scheduled_at?:datetime"

Text ​

Creates a text column for longer content (no length limit).

Syntax:

bash
--fields="description:text"

Migration:

php
$table->text('description');

Validation:

php
'description' => ['required', 'string']

Model Cast: None

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Article --fields="content:text,excerpt?:text"

Boolean ​

Creates a boolean column for true/false values.

Syntax:

bash
--fields="is_active:boolean"

Migration:

php
$table->boolean('is_active');

Validation:

php
'is_active' => ['required', 'boolean']

Model Cast:

php
'is_active' => 'boolean'

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate User --fields="is_active:boolean,is_verified:boolean"

Enum ​

Creates a string column with enum casting (requires PHP enum class).

Syntax:

bash
--fields="status:enum:StatusEnum"

Migration:

php
$table->string('status');

Validation:

php
'status' => ['required', Rule::enum(StatusEnum::class)]

Model Cast:

php
'status' => StatusEnum::class

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Order --fields="status:enum:OrderStatus,priority:enum:Priority"

Enum Requirements

You must create the enum class before generating the CRUD. The enum class should exist in the App\Enums namespace.

JSON ​

Creates a JSON column for storing structured data.

Syntax:

bash
--fields="metadata:json"

Migration:

php
$table->json('metadata');

Validation:

php
'metadata' => ['required', 'array']

Model Cast:

php
'metadata' => 'array'

Example:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Product --fields="attributes:json,settings?:json"

Nullable Fields ​

Add a ? after the field name to make it nullable:

bash
php artisan crud:generate User --fields="name:string,phone?:string,bio?:text"

This will:

  • Make the column ->nullable() in the migration
  • Replace required with nullable in validation rules

Complete Example ​

Here's a comprehensive example using multiple field types:

bash
php artisan crud:generate Product \
  --fields="name:string,sku:string,description:text,price:decimal,stock:integer,is_active:boolean,published_at?:datetime,metadata?:json"

This generates a product CRUD with:

  • String fields for name and SKU
  • Text field for description
  • Decimal field for price
  • Integer field for stock quantity
  • Boolean field for active status
  • Optional datetime for publication date
  • Optional JSON field for additional metadata

Next Steps ​