README

A Laravel package to generate custom classes using user-defined stub templates and configurable paths. You can define custom make types to use with the make command.

Installation

composer require usmanzahid/laravel-custom-make

Publishing Configuration & Stubs

After installing, publish the configuration file and default stubs using:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=stubs

This will:

• Create a config/laravel-custom-make.php config file.
• Publish stub files to the root stubs/ directory.

Configuration

Open config/laravel-custom-make.php to define your custom make types. Example for services:

return [
    'service' => [
        'path' => app_path('Services'),
        'stub' => base_path('stubs/service.stub'),
    ],
];

You can define as many types as needed. Each type must include:

• path: Where the class will be generated.
• stub: The stub template used for that type.

Usage

Run the command:

php artisan make:custom {type} {Name}

Example:

php artisan make:custom service AuthService

This will generate app/Services/AuthService.php using the corresponding stub.

Use Cases

This package is ideal for:

• Adding new custom generators like Services, DTOs, Repositories, etc.
• Generating custom class types the artisan way.
• Replacing or extending Laravel's default generators.
• Creating advanced stubs with pre-defined methods, fields, or logic.

For example, you can:

• Define a custom controller.stub with commonly used methods like index, store, etc.
• Create a model.stub with predefined $fillable fields, relationships, or traits.
• Scaffold layered structures using personalized templates.

Stub File Format

Your stub file should include placeholders like:

<?php

namespace {{ namespace }};

class {{ class }}
{
    //
}

Notes

Customize stubs as you need. You may want a make type to always extend a certain class. Just import that class in the stub and then extend that class For example having a base class for a certain make type, in this case services:

// Import the base class
use App\Http\Services\Service;

// Add it to be extended
class {{ class }} extends Service