Merge pull request #295 from finiteinfinity/add_support_for_including_columns

Add support for column lists in base models

Author: finiteinfinity

config/models.php

@@ -395,6 +395,19 @@
          */
         'with_property_constants' => false,
 
+        /*
+         |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+         | Optionally includes a full list of columns in the base generated models,
+         | which can be used to avoid making calls like
+         |
+         | ...
+         | \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema::getColumnListing
+         | ...
+         |
+         | which can be slow, especially for large tables.
+         */
+        'with_column_list' => false,
+
         /*
         |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
         | Disable Pluralization Name

src/Coders/Model/Factory.php

@@ -455,6 +455,13 @@ protected function body(Model $model)
             $body .= $this->class->field('snakeAttributes', false, ['visibility' => 'public static']);
         }
 
+        if ($model->usesColumnList()) {
+            $properties = array_keys($model->getProperties());
+
+            $body .= "\n";
+            $body .= $this->class->field('columns', $properties);
+        }
+
         if ($model->hasCasts()) {
             $body .= $this->class->field('casts', $model->getCasts(), ['before' => "\n"]);
         }

src/Coders/Model/Model.php

@@ -1210,6 +1210,11 @@ public function usesPropertyConstants()
         return $this->config('with_property_constants', false);
     }
 
+    public function usesColumnList()
+    {
+        return $this->config('with_column_list', false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return int
      */