In a UserFactory, I need to write a state method that attaches the user being created (or created) t-CodePudding

I would want to write something like this:

class UserFactory extends Factory
{

   public function withRoles(array $roles) {
        $factory->state(function (array $attributes) use ($roles)  {
                     $user = User::find($attributes['id']);
                     $roles = Role::whereIn('title', $roles)->get();
                     $user->roles()->attach($roles);
    
                     return $user;
        });
   }

Unfortunately, id is not available in this $attributes nor, I guess, in the state methods of a factory.

What could I do to solve this problem?

CodePudding user response：

You can use a callback function in the configure function of the UserFactory:

class UserFactory extends Factory
{
    /**
     * Configure the model factory.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function configure()
    {
        return $this->afterMaking(function (User $user) {
            
        })->afterCreating(function (User $user) {
            //
        });
    }
 
    // ...
}

This would do it every time you use the create / make UserFactory functions.

Alternatively you may use the built in ->hasAttached() or ->has() method e.g.

$user = User::factory()
            ->count(3)
            ->has($roles)
            ->create();

This is all outlined pretty well in the Laravel documentation for factories: https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/eloquent-factories#factory-states