🎉 Version 2.1.0 of the Chappy PHP Framework is here!

This is the most feature-packed release to date, introducing updates for seeders and new factory support..

🚀 New Features

  • Updated naming standards for migration so names are user friendly
  • Resolved issue in AuthService::currentUser() where null is returned on Windows when user runs migration while user is logged in with remember me cookie
  • Updated naming convention for migration to contain table name and function (create, update, rename)
  • Added command to restore built-in migrations using specific flag or no flag for all
  • Fixed broken links in forms.md page
  • In main_menu made DEFAULT_CONTROLLER as value for route for brand link
  • Updated make:menu template to use DEFAULT_CONTROLLER as value for out for brand link
  • Updated make:menu template to use env globals instead of Env:get()
  • Made tinker be installed when project is created
  • Reduced number of parameters needed to call Uploads::handleUpload function
  • Created new count() function in Model class that is a wrapper for the DB::count function
  • Added support for database factories
  • Added --seeder flag to allow users to specify name of specific seeder class when seeding a database
  • Added --seeder flag to migrate, migrate:refresh, and migrate:fresh commands
  • Added --factory flag to make:seeder command to all user to create both a factory and seeder at the same time


📘 Documentation

Everything is documented in the user guide:
👉 https://chapmancbvcu.github.io/chappy-php-starter/


Thank you to everyone testing, building, and exploring Chappy v2.1.0!