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Package laravel-metadata
Short Description This package is for the metadata of different Laravel projects.
License MIT
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Laravel Metadata
Manage Metadata. Simply and Flexibly.
Laravel Metadata simplifies storing dynamic key-value data for your Eloquent models. Stop modifying database schemas for every new field and start managing extensible data with ease. It provides a robust and flexible metadata system that enables you to attach dynamic key-value data to any model through a polymorphic relationship—perfect for storing custom fields, settings, options, and user-defined attributes without modifying your database schema. This is where powerful metadata management meets developer-friendly simplicity—giving you complete control over dynamic data without the complexity.
Why Laravel Metadata?
Dynamic Key-Value Storage
Laravel Metadata allows you to store arbitrary key-value pairs for any Eloquent model without modifying the model's table structure. This is perfect for storing custom fields, user preferences, product attributes, and any other extensible data.
Polymorphic Relationships
The package uses Laravel's polymorphic relationships, allowing a single metas table to store metadata for multiple model types. This keeps your database schema clean and maintainable while providing maximum flexibility.
Key Whitelisting
Control which metadata keys are allowed for each model. Define a whitelist of allowed keys to prevent typos and ensure data integrity, or use ['*'] to allow all keys.
Automatic JSON Handling
Arrays and objects are automatically JSON-encoded when stored and decoded when retrieved. The package tracks which values are JSON, ensuring proper type handling.
What is Metadata Management?
Metadata management is the process of storing and retrieving additional information about your models that doesn't fit into the main table structure. Traditional approaches often require:
- Adding columns to tables (inflexible)
- Creating separate tables for each model (redundant)
- Using JSON columns (limited querying)
Laravel Metadata solves these challenges by providing:
- Polymorphic Storage: One table for all metadata across all models
- Dynamic Keys: Add new metadata keys without schema changes
- Type Safety: Automatic JSON encoding/decoding
- Query Support: Filter and search by metadata
- Key Control: Whitelist allowed keys per model
Consider an e-commerce system where products need different attributes based on their category. With Laravel Metadata, you can store category-specific attributes dynamically, query products by these attributes, and manage them through a simple API. The power of metadata management lies not only in flexible storage but also in making it easy to query, filter, and manage throughout your application.
What Awaits You?
By adopting Laravel Metadata, you will:
- Store extensible data - Add custom fields without schema changes
- Simplify data management - One table for metadata across all models
- Improve flexibility - Dynamic keys that adapt to your needs
- Enhance querying - Filter and search by metadata values
- Maintain data integrity - Key whitelisting prevents errors
- Maintain clean code - Simple, intuitive API that follows Laravel conventions
Quick Start
Install Laravel Metadata via Composer:
Documentation
Ready to transform your Laravel applications? Our comprehensive documentation is your gateway to mastering Laravel Metadata:
The documentation includes:
- Getting Started - Quick introduction and installation guide
- HasMeta - Core trait for adding metadata functionality to models
- HasFilterMeta - Dynamic filtering capabilities based on metadata
- HasDynamicMeta - Integration with custom field systems
- Resources - API response transformation
- Events - Hook into metadata lifecycle
- Real-World Examples - See how it works in practice
Contributing
Thank you for participating in laravel-metadata. A contribution guide can be found here.
License
The laravel-metadata is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license. See License File for more information.
All versions of laravel-metadata with dependencies
laravel/framework Version >=9.19
jobmetric/laravel-package-core Version ^1.22
jobmetric/laravel-event-system Version ^2.7