README

Manage database views for Laravel applications

Installation

Add this library using composer require anthonyedmonds/laravel-db-views.

The service provider will be automatically registered.

Publish the config file using php artisan vendor:publish --tag=db-views"

How does this work?

You can define any number of Views by extending the View class provided in this library.

Register your View classes in the config file then run the update:db-views Artisan command to add them to your database.

Running the command will cause each registered View to be deleted and recreated fresh.

Definition

Each View consists of a name and a definition.

The name should be what you want the View to be called in the database, such as my_requests_view.

The definition should be an Eloquent or QueryBuilder query, which will have the needed view creation syntax prepended to it.

return DB::table('requests')
    ->select(...)
    ->leftJoin(...)
    ->where(...);

Formatters

To assist with common column formatting tasks, some helpers have been provided in the View class:

Using database views with Eloquent scopes

To limit results from a database view, you may wish to use an existing Eloquent scope.

A combination of whereExists() and whereColumn() will allow you to filter the result of a database view:

DB::table('my_view')
    ->whereExists(
        MyModel::query()
            ->forUser($user)
            ->whereColumn('my_view.id', '=', 'my_models.id'),
    )
    ->get();

Testing

If your database views are not populated during migration, add the AssertsDatabaseViews trait to your TestCase class to make the useDatabaseViews() method available wherever you need it.

protected function setUp(): void
{
    parent::setUp();
    
    $this->useDatabaseViews();
}

Configuration

Views

Register the class-string of each View to be managed by the update:db-views command.

Help and support

You are welcome to raise any issues or questions on GitHub.

If you wish to contribute to this library, raise an issue before submitting a forked pull request.

Licence

Published under the MIT licence.