Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) for Laravel Eloquent

Generate UUID automatically when creating/inserting new data.

Install

Via Composer

$ composer require laravolt/eloquent-uuid

Then register the service provider, head over your config/app.php file and add the following line into the providers array:

Laravolt\Database\Eloquent\UuidServiceProvider::class,

Usage

Create/Alter Database Table Column Type

Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    
    // Create UUID column
    $table->char('id', 32)->primary();

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

Implement in Eloquent Model

<?php

namespace App;

use Laravolt\Contracts\Eloquent\Uuid as UuidContract;
use Laravolt\Database\Eloquent\Uuid;

class Book extends Model implements UuidContract
{
    use Uuid;

    // Uuid Columns
    protected $uuid = ['id'];