How to generate PHP enums from database in Laravel?

A magic number is a configuration parameter typed as a number in the middle of some code.

And that magic number is a bad thing.

Using this library, you will fix the following code:

To such:

How to use this generator?

First of all, install composer package:

Let's say the user_roles database table has the following structure:

Id	Slug	Role
1	MANAGER	Admin
2	CONTENT_CREATOR	Editor
3	MODERATOR	Moderator
4	ADVERTISER	Advertiser
5	INSIGHTS_ANALYST	Analyst

Now call artisan command make:enum.

The UserRoleTypes.php file was generated in the ./app/enums/ directory. If you update the database table, just use the same command with the --force flag to overwrite the file.

How to find magic numbers in the project?

I recommend using a library called PHPMND.

This stands for PHP Magic Number Detector.

A detailed installation guide can be found at https://github.com/povils/phpmnd

But if you're using Composer, here's how you can install it quickly:

Once that's done, you run it like this: