v1.1.0

Changed

• BREAKING: Moved HasDataFactory trait to FBarrento\DataFactory\Concerns\HasDataFactory
  • Update imports: use FBarrento\DataFactory\Concerns\HasDataFactory;
  • This follows Laravel's convention of placing traits in a Concerns subdirectory

Added

• Complete Laravel Cloud API examples with deployment status enum
• DeploymentStatus enum example in advanced documentation
• Enhanced documentation showing enum usage in factories

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

v1.0.0 - Initial Release

Data Factory v1.0.0

First stable release of Data Factory - A powerful, type-safe test data factory library for PHP.

Features

Core Functionality

• ✅ Factory pattern for PHP objects and arrays
• ✅ Faker integration for realistic fake data generation
• ✅ States for reusable variations
• ✅ Sequences for alternating values across instances
• ✅ Nested factories for complex object graphs
• ✅ Full PHP 8.4 enum support with randomElement()
• ✅ HasDataFactory trait for easy factory integration
• ✅ ArrayFactory for type-safe array generation

Quality & Compatibility

• ✅ 100% test coverage (57 tests, 185 assertions)
• ✅ PHPStan level max with 100% type coverage
• ✅ PHP 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 compatibility
• ✅ Laravel Pint for code formatting
• ✅ Rector for automated refactoring
• ✅ PEST for unit testing

Documentation

• ✅ Complete README with quick start guide
• ✅ Detailed documentation for all features
• ✅ Real-world examples
• ✅ Roadmap for future features

Installation

composer require fbarrento/data-factory --dev

Quick Start

use FBarrento\DataFactory\Factory;

class UserFactory extends Factory
{
    protected string $dataObject = User::class;
    
    public function definition(): array
    {
        return [
            'name' => $this->fake->name(),
            'email' => $this->fake->email(),
        ];
    }
}

// Create a single user
$user = UserFactory::new()->make();

// Create multiple users
$users = UserFactory::new()->count(10)->make();

See the documentation for more details.