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A Laravel package that provides version control for database seeders, similar to Laravel's migration system. This package tracks which seeders have been run and only executes seeders that have been modified by monitoring class content changes.

Features

• Tracks seeder execution history
• Only runs modified seeders
• Validates seeder content changes using hash verification
• Simple integration with Laravel's existing seeder system
• Option to generate hash versioning without running seeders

Installation / Configuration

You can install the package via composer:

composer require thetheago/laravel-seeder-versioning

Publish the package configuration and migrations:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=seeder-versioning

Run the migrations to create the seeder versioning table:

php artisan migrate

Usage

Running Seeders

To run your seeders with version control:

php artisan seed:migrate

This command will:

1. Check all your seeders
2. Compare their content against previously run versions
3. Only execute seeders that have been modified or haven't been run before

Hash Generation Only

If you want to generate hash versions for your seeders without executing them:

php artisan seed:migrate --hash-only

This is useful for:

• Initial setup in existing projects
• Verifying which seeders would be executed
• Updating the version control table without running seeders

How It Works

The package creates a seeder_versioning table that stores:

• Seeder class names
• Content hashes
• Execution timestamps

When you run seed:migrate, the package:

1. Scans your seeder directory
2. Generates a hash for each seeder's content
3. Compares against stored hashes
4. Executes only modified or new seeders

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.