To create multiple models using a Laravel factory, you can use the `count()` method. Here's an example:
php
// Create 10 users
$users = User::factory()->count(10)->create();
This will create 10 `User` instances and return them as a collection.
If you want to create related models for each created model, you can use the `has()` method:
php
// Create 5 users, each with 3 posts
$users = User::factory()
->has(Post::factory()->count(3))
->count(5)
->create();
This will create 5 `User` instances, and for each user, it will create 3 `Post` instances.
You can also use the `afterCreating()` callback to perform additional operations after creating the models:
php
$factory->afterCreating(App\User::class, function ($user, $faker) {
$user->posts()->save(
factory(App\Post::class, 3)->make()
);
});
This will create a `User` instance and then create 3 `Post` instances associated with that user.
If you want to create multiple models with specific attributes, you can pass an array of attributes to the `create()` method:
php
$users = User::factory()
->count(3)
->create([
'name' => 'John Doe',
'email' => '
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
var prefix = 'mailto:';
var suffix = '';
var attribs = '';
var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '=';
var addy85561 = 'john' + '@';
addy85561 = addy85561 + 'example' + '.' + 'com';
document.write( '<a ' + path + '\'' + prefix + addy85561 + suffix + '\'' + attribs + '>' );
document.write( addy85561 );
document.write( '<\/a>' );
//-->
</script><script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
document.write( '<span style=\'display: none;\'>' );
//-->
</script>This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'>
<!--
document.write( '</' );
document.write( 'span>' );
//-->
</script>',
]);
This will create 3 `User` instances with the specified `name` and `email` attributes.
By using the `count()` method and passing the desired number of models to create, you can easily generate multiple instances of your models using Laravel factories.
Citations:[1] https://laravel.io/forum/using-factory-relationships
[2] https://laraveldaily.com/post/laravel-belongstomany-seed-data-factories
[3] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58846325/laravel-adding-relationships-to-a-factory-created-model
[4] https://ahmedash.dev/blog/laravel-core-bits/factory-relations-deep-dive/
[5] https://github.com/laravel/framework/issues/41313