PURPOSE
- Factories are used to create multiple records in a table
- When testing, you may need to insert a few records into your database before executing your test. Instead of manually specifying the value of each column when you create this test data, Laravel allows you to define a default set of attributes for each of your Eloquent models using model factories. To get started, take a look at the
database/factories/UserFactory.phpfile in your application. Out of the box, this file contains one factory definition:
USAGE
> php artisan make:factory Description: Create a new model factory Usage: make:factory [options] [--] <name> Arguments: name The name of the class Options: -m, --model[=MODEL] The name of the model -h, --help Display this help message -q, --quiet Do not output any message -V, --version Display this application version --ansi Force ANSI output --no-ansi Disable ANSI output -n, --no-interaction Do not ask any interactive question --env[=ENV] The environment the command should run under -v|vv|vvv, --verbose Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
Reference: https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/database-testing#writing-factories