How do I get a list of all models in Laravel?

Question

I would like to find a list of all models, database tables as a backup, in a Laravel project.

I want to do this to build a dashboard that displays the way data in all of the models has changed over time, I.E. if there is a user model, how many users have been added or modified each day for the last 90 days.

Answer 1

I would like to suggest a different approach by using PHP reflection instead of relying that all models will reside in a namespace or directory called Model.

The code sample below collects all the application classes, verifies if they actually extend the Eloquent Model class and are not abstract.

<?php

use Illuminate\Container\Container;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;

function getModels(): Collection
{
    $models = collect(File::allFiles(app_path()))
        ->map(function ($item) {
            $path = $item->getRelativePathName();
            $class = sprintf('\%s%s',
                Container::getInstance()->getNamespace(),
                strtr(substr($path, 0, strrpos($path, '.')), '/', '\\'));

            return $class;
        })
        ->filter(function ($class) {
            $valid = false;

            if (class_exists($class)) {
                $reflection = new \ReflectionClass($class);
                $valid = $reflection->isSubclassOf(Model::class) &&
                    !$reflection->isAbstract();
            }

            return $valid;
        });

    return $models->values();
}