Laravel-uuid is a Laravel package that provides UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) functionality for Laravel applications. It allows easy generation and usage of UUIDs in Laravel models and database migrations.

Pros

• Seamless integration with Laravel's Eloquent ORM
• Supports both UUID v1 and v4 generation
• Provides a trait for easy implementation in models
• Compatible with multiple Laravel versions

Cons

• Limited to Laravel framework, not usable in other PHP projects
• Requires additional configuration for database columns
• May have performance implications when used extensively
• Not actively maintained (last update was in 2019)

Code Examples

1. Generate a UUID:

use Webpatser\Uuid\Uuid;

$uuid = Uuid::generate();
echo $uuid; // Outputs: 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000

2. Use UUID in a model:

use Webpatser\Uuid\Uuid;

class User extends Model
{
    use HasUuid;

    protected $primaryKey = 'uuid';
    public $incrementing = false;

    protected static function boot()
    {
        parent::boot();
        static::creating(function ($model) {
            $model->{$model->getKeyName()} = Uuid::generate()->string;
        });
    }
}

3. Create a migration with UUID:

Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->uuid('id')->primary();
    $table->string('name');
    $table->string('email')->unique();
    $table->timestamps();
});

Getting Started

1. Install the package via Composer:

   composer require webpatser/laravel-uuid
   

2. Add the service provider to config/app.php:

   'providers' => [
       // ...
       Webpatser\Uuid\UuidServiceProvider::class,
   ]
   

3. Add the Facade to config/app.php:

   'aliases' => [
       // ...
       'Uuid' => Webpatser\Uuid\Uuid::class,
   ]
   

4. Use the HasUuid trait in your models and configure your migrations to use UUID fields as shown in the code examples above.