Laravel 11: Efficient Enum Creation (Command), Database Migrations, and Seeding Strategies

Handling Empty Enum Creation with Artisan Commands

php artisan make:enum

Laravel 11: A New Way to Create Enums in Your Projects

Creating Enums: Organize in ‘Enums’ Folder for Better Management and Use Direct Commands

php artisan make:enum Enums/Role --string

Location: app/Enums/Role.php

<?php

namespace App\Enums;

enum Role: string
{
    case ORGANIZER = 'organizer';
    case ATTENDEE = 'attendee';
}

Use the make:enum Artisan command with additional options, viewable by including the --help flag for more details.

php artisan make:enum --help

How to Use php artisan make:enum --help for Enum Creation in Laravel 11

How to Handle Enum Migrations with Updated Syntax

$table->enum('role', array_column(Role::cases(), 'value'))->default(Role::ATTENDEE->value); 

After Change like that

Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->string('name');
    $table->string('email')->unique();
    $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
    $table->string('password');
    $table->enum('role', array_column(Role::cases(), 'value'))->default(Role::ATTENDEE->value);
    $table->rememberToken();
    $table->timestamps();
});

Updating Enum Factories for Efficient Data Seeding

'role' => $this->faker->randomElement(array_column(Role::cases(), 'value')),

Change after like that

public function definition(): array
    {
        return [
            'name' => fake()->name(),
            'email' => fake()->unique()->safeEmail(),
            'email_verified_at' => now(),
            'password' => static::$password ??= Hash::make('password'),
            'remember_token' => Str::random(10),
            'role' => $this->faker->randomElement(array_column(Role::cases(), 'value')),
        ];
    }

Updating Enum Values in Seeder Files for Efficient Data Seeding

User::factory()->create([
    'name' => 'organizer'…