List of 21 Artisan Create Commands with Parameters [Updated 2019] – Quick Admin Panel

Laravel has an impressive set of artisan commands, perhaps the most frequently used being create:xxx – liked make:model or create: migration etc. But did you know all 21? And, what’s more, do you know the parameters that can help make the code faster?

See: this article was originally written in August 2017, with 16 commands, now updated in October 2019 for the latest version of Laravel 6, with 21 commands.

First, there are orders list of php builders which gives us all the commands, like this:

  make:channel         Create a new channel class
  make:command         Create a new Artisan command
  make:controller      Create a new controller class
  make:event           Create a new event class
  make:exception       Create a new custom exception class
  make:factory         Create a new model factory
  make:job             Create a new job class
  make:listener        Create a new event listener class
  make:mail            Create a new email class
  make:middleware      Create a new middleware class
  make:migration       Create a new migration file
  make:model           Create a new Eloquent model class
  make:notification    Create a new notification class
  make:observer        Create a new observer class
  make:policy          Create a new policy class
  make:provider        Create a new service provider class
  make:request         Create a new form request class
  make:resource        Create a new resource
  make:rule            Create a new validation rule
  make:seeder          Create a new seeder class
  make:test            Create a new test class

See: if you are surprised don’t see it create: auth command, it was removed in Laravel 6 and separated into its own UI package.

The above list does not give us any information about the parameters or options for this command. So I want to review each of them here, starting with the most frequently used.

For this reason, we will dive into the actual code of the framework, within it /vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate folder, and will check what undocumented options and features we have for each command.

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1. create: controller

This command creates a new controller file app/Http/Controllers folder.

Example of use:

php artisan make:controller UserController

Parameter:

--resource

The controller will contain methods for each available resource operation – index(), create(), save(), display(), edit(), update(), destroy().

--api

Similar to -source above, but only produces 5 methods: index(), store(), show(), update(), destroy(). Because creating/editing forms is not required for the API.

--invokable

Generates a controller with one __request() method. Read more about callable controllers here.

--model=Photo

If you use route model binding and want a resource controller method type model instance hint.

--parent=Photo

Official parameters are undocumented, in written code “Create a nested resource controller class” but for me it fails to generate the Controller correctly. So maybe work is in progress.

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2. make: model

Create a new Eloquent model class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:model Photo

Parameter:

--migration

or

-m

Create a new migration file for the model.

--controller

or

-c

Create a new controller for the model.

--resource

or

-r

Indicates whether the resulting controller should be a resource controller.

Yes, you are right, you can do it like this:

php artisan make:model Project --migration --controller --resource

Or even shorter:

php artisan make:model Project -mcr

But that’s not all make:model.

--factory

or

-f

Create a new factory for the model.

--all

or

-a

Generate all of the above: migrations, factories, and resource controllers for models.

And that’s not even all.

--force

Create a class even if the model already exists.

--pivot

Indicates whether the resulting model should be a custom intermediate table model.

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3. create: migration

Create a new migration file.

Example of use:

php artisan make:migration create_projects_table

Parameter:

--create=Table

The table to be created.

--table=Table

The table to be migrated.

--path=Path

The location where the migration file should be created.

--realpath

Indicate that any migration file paths provided are pre-resolved absolute paths.

--fullpath

Output the full migration path.

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4. make: seeder

Create a new database seeder class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:seeder BooksTableSeeder

Parameter: There isn’t any.

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5. make: request

Create a new form request class in app/Http/Requests folder.

Example of use:

php artisan make:request StoreBlogPost

Parameter: There isn’t any.

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6. making: intermediate equipment

Create a new middleware class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:middleware CheckAge

Parameter: There isn’t any.

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7. create: policy

Create a new policy class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:policy PostPolicy

Parameter:

--model=Photo

The model in which the policy is implemented.

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8. create: command

Create a new Artisan command.

Example of use:

php artisan make:command SendEmails

Parameter:

--command=Command

Terminal commands to be assigned.

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9. create: event

Create a new event class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:event OrderShipped

Parameter: There isn’t any.

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10. make: work

Create a new job class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:job SendReminderEmail

Parameter:

--sync

Indicates that the work should be synchronous.

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11. make: listener

Create a new event listener class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:listener SendShipmentNotification 

Parameter:

--event=Event

The class of the event being watched.

--queued

Indicates event listeners should queue.

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12. make: letter

Create a new email class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:mail OrderShipped

Parameter:

--markdown

Create a new markdown template for mailings.

--force

Create a class even if mailable already exists.

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13. create: notification

Create a new notification class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:notification InvoicePaid

Parameter:

--markdown

Create a new Markdown template for notifications.

--force

Create a class even if the notification already exists.

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14. make: provider

Create a new service provider class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:provider DuskServiceProvider

Parameter: There isn’t any.

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15. make: test

Create a new test class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:test UserTest

Parameter:

--unit

Create unit (or, feature) tests.

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16. create: channel

Create a new channel class for broadcasting.

Example of use:

php artisan make:channel OrderChannel

Parameter: There isn’t any.

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17. make: exception

Create a new custom exception class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:exception UserNotFoundException

Parameter:

--render

Create an exception with the empty render method.

--report

Create an exception with the empty report method.

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18. make: factory

Create a new model factory.

Example of use:

php artisan make:factory PostFactory --model=Post

Parameter:

--model=Post

The model name.

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19. create:observer

Create a new observer class.

Example of use:

php artisan make:observer PostObserver --model=Post

Parameter:

--model=Post

The model applied by the observer.

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20. make: rules

Create a new validation rule.

Example of use:

php artisan make:rule Uppercase

Parameter: There isn’t any.

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21. create: resources

Create a new API resource.

Example of use:

php artisan make:resource PostResource

Parameter:

--collection=Post

Create a ResourceCollection instead of individual Resource classes.

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So, that’s it – 21 commandments covered. Is something missing? Or would you like to see some new parameters for your favorite commands? Share in the comments!