Extend Blueprint class?

Question

I want to override the timestamps() function found in the Blueprint class. How can I do that?

e.g.,

public function up() {     Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {         $table->increments('id');         $table->string('username')->unique();         $table->string('password');         $table->string('email');         $table->string('name');         $table->timestamps(); // <-- I want this to call my method instead of the one found in the base Blueprint class     }); } 

Answer 1

There is a new blueprintResolver function which takes a callback function which then returns the Blueprint instance.

So create your custom Blueprint class like this:

class CustomBlueprint extends Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint{      public function timestamps() {         //Your custom timestamp code. Any output is not shown on the console so don't expect anything     } } 

And then call the blueprintResolver function where you return your CustomBlueprint instance.

public function up() {     $schema = DB::connection()->getSchemaBuilder();      $schema->blueprintResolver(function($table, $callback) {         return new CustomBlueprint($table, $callback);     });      $schema->create('users', function($table) {         //Call your custom functions     }); } 

I'm not sure if creating a new schema instance with DB::connection()->getSchemaBuilder(); is state of the art but it works.

You could additionally override the Schema facade and add the custom blueprint by default.