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PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function factory() in Psy Shell code on line 1 Guys, please help, after 3 days of researching this error on the internet I haven't found any answer, I guess it is related to the fact that I am watching Jeffrey's Laravel 6 tutorials, and I am using 8 at the moment. The issue appeared while trying to create fake test data for the database using this in Laravel Tinker Articless:factory()->count(10)->create();. I understand it is not able to connect with the model, but I don't know why as I followed every little thing. PS it works fine for the User, I can create test user data Here is the code:
Does the model use the HasFactory trait?
https://laravel.com/api/8.x/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Factories/HasFactory.html
EDIT Articless:factory is this a typo; two ss??
If the Laravel conventions are not adhered to, then the connection between Model and Factory must be created:
https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/database-testing#connecting-factories-and-models
The name of the model is Articless, so I guess is fine,
What is the answer to this question Does the model use the HasFactory trait?
And what is the name of the Factory?
The answer is Yes, it uses Has Factory; The name of the factory is ArticleFactory.php.
I have the Has Factory link
class Articless extends Model { use HasFactory; protected $guarded = []; public function path(){ return route('articles',$this); } public function user(){ return $this->belongsTo(User::class); }
}
class Articless extends Model {
use HasFactory;
protected $guarded = [];
public function path()
{
return route('articles',$this);
}
public function user()
{
return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
}
}
post the ArticlessFactory
do you have a ArticlessFactory?
put 3 backticks on there own line before and after the code.
namespace Database\Factories;
use App\Models\Articless;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
class ArticleFactory extends Factory
{
/**
* The name of the factory's corresponding model.
*
* @var string
*/
protected $model = Articless::class;
/**
* Define the model's default state.
*
* @return array
*/
public function definition()
{
return [
'user_id'=>factory(\App\Models\User::class),
'title'=>$this->faker->sentence,
'excerpt'=>$this->faker->sentence,
'body'=>$this->faker->paragraph
];
}
}
I already mentioned above how you must be be explicit when the Model and Factory name do not follow conventions
https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/database-testing#connecting-factories-and-models
I have followed and applied the conventions: but still.... sam error
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Articless extends Model {
use HasFactory;
protected $guarded = [];
public function path()
{
return route('articles',$this);
}
public function user()
{
return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
}
protected static function newFactory()
{
return ArticleFactory::new();
}
}
I think your issue is that you calling method factory() on \App\Models\User::class.
But instead you should call it like this \App\Models\User::factory().
Try to replace your code:
namespace Database\Factories;
use App\Models\Articless;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
class ArticlessFactory extends Factory
{
/**
* The name of the factory's corresponding model.
*
* @var string
*/
protected $model = Articless::class;
/**
* Define the model's default state.
*
* @return array
*/
public function definition()
{
return [
'user_id'=>\App\Models\User::factory(),
'title'=>$this->faker->sentence,
'excerpt'=>$this->faker->sentence,
'body'=>$this->faker->paragraph
];
}
}
Try to change
'user_id'=>factory(\App\Models\User::class),
To
'user_id' => \App\Models\User::factory(),
change
class ArticleFactory extends Factory
to
class ArticlessFactory extends Factory
and it will work but you should follow conventions.
I get the same thing after changing
PHP Error: Class 'Articless' not found in Psy Shell code on line 1
I remember naming a factory incorrectly using the php artisan make:factory WrongName
and I had to delete the factory and re make it with the correct name before it would work.
I have done that just now, the same error I get.
Nothing is working, I tried everything, I will smash my head off walls 3 hours already sitting on this banal thing
post the entire error text.
PHP Error: Class 'Articless' not found in Psy Shell code on line 1
I posted a question about this not long ago, consider reviewing: https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/making-factories-in-laravel-8 hope it helps.
It haven't worked for me
Thanks for all your contributions, I will just continue without this, I hope it is not very important, I can upload manually, Thank you all for your time spent with me. I hope one day I will be able to help you as you did to me.
I have had similar problems and I just started the whole tutorial over again. I am presently following "Build a forum with tdd" on laracasts. that is laravel 5.8 and i am using 8. it is not easy but it is good practice, and it all translates over. A lot of the stuff in that collection has yet to be duplicated in laravel 6, 7 or 8 tutorials.
good luck
Thank you, thanks for help
Finally fixed it, whoever encounters this error, I have run "composer dumpautoload", after it worked as normal. You don't imagine how happy I am, after almost one week of trying to solve this minor issue-> getting the result. Even though experienced guys will laugh on this, I am really happy now :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Great you have it resolved already. For whoever might encounter this error
The scope resolution operator should be :: not :
This should work perfectly on tinker
This
Articless::factory()->count(10)->create();
Not this
Articless:factory()->count(10)->create();
I have the same issue getting. In my case I have created retailer as a new guard /middleware and running Retailer::factory()->count(100)->make(); gives me the error
Retailer::factory()->count(100)->make(); PHP Error: Call to undefined method App\Http\Middleware\Retailer::factory() in Psy Shell code on line 1
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