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This library allows a route to be built just from a Model instance, automatically pulling out the parameters, rather than having to manually pass them.

Simple Example

Imagine a route called test:

Route::get('/test/{name}')->name('test');

Calling:

route_from_model('test', SomeModel::find(1));

will successfully build the route, as name is an attribute on SomeModel that can be retrieved.

Now imagine you want to change the route to be:

Route::get('/test/{name}/id/{id}/{seo_slug}')->name('test');

Using the default route building in Laravel, you'd need to manually go to everywhere the route is built, and specify what/where the extra id and seo_slug data should come from. Providing they exist on SomeModel, using the exact same route_from_model call above, it will automatically be able to build the route without you needing to change anything.

Relationship

Using route_from_model, you're also able to automatically get data from model relationships too, by using ->

Route::get('/test/{name}/{id}/{parent->relationship->value}/{slug}/{child->value}')->name('test');

Providing all those relationships/attributes exist, route_from_model will be able to build the URL. And the route will successfully change, as all the extra parts can be extracted from the Model.

Trait

You can also add the BuildRouteTrait to your model, and providing the model has a

private $routeName = 'test';

property, you can build a route using:

$route = $model->buildRoute();

Attributes and static values

You can also combine route_from_model with static values too. Imagine the route:

Route::get('/test/{name}/{static}')->name('test');

where static isn't an attribute available on SomeModel, you can simply pass it an array as the third parameter.

route_from_model('test', SomeModel::find(1), ['static' => 'MyValue']);