Laravel Simple Module : Domain-Driven Code Generator

This package provides a set of powerful and flexible Artisan commands to streamline your development. It's especially suited for DDD (Domain-Driven Design) or modular architectures in laravel. This simple and customizable package enables you to rapidly scaffold modules with repository-service pattern in a Laravel application using a clean structure that includes Models, Traits, Controllers, Services, Repositories, Events, Listeners, and more — all following your custom directory conventions.

Features

Create modular components with a single command Automatically generates layered architecture (API, Backend, Frontend) Supports Events, Listeners, Repositories, Services, Requests, Policies, Views Minimal configuration needed Fully customizable module path and namespace

Requirements

• Minimum PHP version: ^8.1
• Laravel version: 9.x or 10.x

Installation

Install via Composer:

You can install the package via composer for latest version

composer require mzaman/laravel-simple-module

Then publish the config file (must be published for proper usage):

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="LaravelSimpleModule\LaravelSimpleModuleServiceProvider" --tag="simple-module-config"

This will create a config/simple-module.php file, where you can set default module paths, namespaces, and component settings.

Configuration (config/simple-module.php)

return [
    "request_directory" => "app/Requests",
    "request_namespace" => "App\Requests",

    "module_directory" => "app/Modules",
    "module_namespace" => "App\Modules",

    "interface_directory" => "app/Interfaces",
    "interface_namespace" => "App\Interfaces",

    "abstract_directory" => "app/Abstracts",
    "abstract_namespace" => "App\Abstracts",

    "model_directory" => "app/Models",
    "model_namespace" => "App\Models",

    "policy_directory" => "app/Policies",
    "policy_namespace" => "App\Policies",

    "repository_directory" => "app/Repositories",
    "repository_namespace" => "App\Repositories",

    "service_directory" => "app/Services",
    "service_namespace" => "App\Services",
];

Example Usage

Generate a Complete Module

php artisan make:module Blog

You will be prompted to:

• Select layers (API, Backend, Frontend)
• Enter model names (e.g., Post, Comment)
• Choose which components to generate (Models, Events, Listeners, Controllers, Requests, etc.)

The module will be generated at:

app/Modules/Blog/
├── Events/
├── Http/
│   └── Controllers/
├── Listeners/
├── Models/
├── Policies/
├── Repositories/
├── Requests/
├── Services/
├── Traits/
└── Views/

⚙Optional Flags

You can customize the generation path or force overwrite existing files:

php artisan make:module Blog --path=custom/modules --force

What It Generates

Given a model Post and choosing API layer, you will get:

• Models/Post.php
• Repositories/PostApiRepository.php
• Services/PostApiService.php
• Http/Controllers/Api/PostApiController.php
• Requests/StorePostRequest.php, UpdatePostRequest.php
• Events/PostCreated.php, PostUpdated.php, etc.
• Listeners/PostEventListener.php
• Migrations, Seeders, Factories if selected

Auto-Binding

The package automatically binds:

PostApiRepositoryInterface => PostApiRepository
PostApiServiceInterface    => PostApiService

So you can type-hint interfaces in your controllers and services.

Example Controller Usage

<?php

namespace App\Modules\Blog\Services\Api;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
use App\Modules\Blog\Repositories\Api\PostApiRepository;
use \Exception;

/**
 * Class PostApiService.
 * 
 * @extends \App\Services\BaseApiService
 * @implements PostApiServiceInterface
 */
class PostApiService extends \App\Services\BaseApiService implements PostApiServiceInterface { 

    /**
     * Set message api for CRUD
     * @param string $title
     * @param string $create_message
     * @param string $update_message
     * @param string $delete_message
     */
     protected $title = "";
     protected $create_message = "";
     protected $update_message = "";
     protected $delete_message = "";

     /**
     * Don't change $this->repository variable name
     * because used in extends service class
     */
     protected $repository;

    public function __construct(PostApiRepository $repository)
    {
      $this->repository = $repository;
    }

    // Additional methods specific to PostApiService
    // New methods for the Api Service
}

File Structure

Below is the standard directory structure generated by the command tools:

app
 └── Domains
     └── V1
         └── ${ModuleName}
             ├── Events
             │   └── ${ModuleName}
             │       ├── ${ModelName}Created.php
             │       ├── ${ModelName}Deleted.php
             │       └── ${ModelName}Updated.php
             ├── Http
             │   ├── Controllers
             │   │   ├── Api
             │   │   │   └── ${ModuleName}/${ModelName}Controller.php
             │   │   ├── Backend
             │   │   │   └── ${ModuleName}/${ModelName}Controller.php
             │   │   └── Frontend
             │   │       └── ${ModuleName}/${ModelName}Controller.php
             │   ├── Middleware
             │   └── Requests
             │       ├── Backend/${ModuleName}
             │       │   ├── Delete${ModelName}Request.php
             │       │   ├── Edit${ModelName}Request.php
             │       │   ├── Store${ModelName}Request.php
             │       │   └── Update${ModelName}Request.php
             │       └── Frontend/${ModuleName}
             │           └── Get${ModelName}Request.php
             ├── Listeners
             │   └── ${ModelName}EventListener.php
             ├── Models
             │   ├── Traits
             │   │   ├── Attribute/${ModelName}Attribute.php
             │   │   ├── Method/${ModelName}Method.php
             │   │   ├── Relationship/${ModelName}Relationship.php
             │   │   └── Scope/${ModelName}Scope.php
             │   └── ${ModelName}.php
             ├── Notifications
             │   └── Frontend
             │       └── Get${ModuleName}Notification.php
             ├── Observers
             │   └── ${ModelName}Observer.php
             ├── Rules
             │   └── ${ModelName}Rule.php
             ├── Repository
             │   └── ${ModelName}Repository.php
             └── Services
                 └── ${ModelName}Service.php

Modules
 └── BaseModule.php

Here is an example of the directory structure generated by the Laravel Simple Module package:

./
app/ - Laravel application code
├── Domains
│   └── V1
│       └── News
│           ├── Events
│           │   └── Post
│           │       ├── PostCreated.php
│           │       ├── PostDeleted.php
│           │       └── PostUpdated.php
│           ├── Http
│           │   ├── Controllers
│           │   │   └── Api
│           │   │       └── PostApiController.php
│           │   └── Requests
│           │       └── Api
│           │           └── Post
│           │               ├── DeletePostRequest.php
│           │               ├── EditPostRequest.php
│           │               ├── StorePostRequest.php
│           │               └── UpdatePostRequest.php
│           ├── Listeners
│           │   └── PostEventListener.php
│           ├── Models
│           │   ├── Post.php
│           │   └── Traits
│           │       ├── Attribute
│           │       │   └── PostAttribute.php
│           │       ├── Method
│           │       │   └── PostMethod.php
│           │       ├── Relationship
│           │       │   └── PostRelationship.php
│           │       └── Scope
│           │           └── PostScope.php
│           ├── Policies
│           │   └── Post
│           │       └── PostApiPolicy.php
│           ├── Repositories
│           │   └── Api
│           │       ├── PostApiRepository.php
│           │       └── PostApiRepositoryInterface.php
│           └── Services
│               └── Api
│                   ├── PostApiService.php
│                   └── PostApiServiceInterface.php
├── Interfaces
│   └── BaseInterface.php
├── Repositories
│   ├── BaseRepository.php
│   ├── BaseRepositoryInterface.php
└── Services
    ├── BaseApiService.php
    ├── BaseApiServiceInterface.php
    ├── BaseService.php
    └── BaseServiceInterface.php

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Artisan Commands

Directory Separator

• On Windows, the directory separator is \.
• On macOS and other Unix-based systems (Linux, etc.), the directory separator is /.

To ensure compatibility, always use the appropriate separator for your operating system.

🔧 Service Generator

php artisan make:service App/Domains/V1/Analytics/Services/ChannelBackendService

Model Generator

With optional generators:

php artisan make:model Channel --path=App/Domains/V1/Analytics/Models --trait --service --repository --requests --policy --force

Examples:

php artisan make:model App/Domains/V1/Test/Models/Dummy --trait --service --repository
php artisan make:model App/Domains/V1/Test/Models/Dummy --all
php artisan make:model App/Domains/V1/Test_a/Models/Dummy --service=DemoService --repository=DemoRepository

Trait Generator

php artisan make:trait App/Domains/V1/Test_a/Models/Traits/Dummy_testApiTrait

Module Generator

php artisan make:module App/Domains/V1/Subscription

Interface Generator

php artisan make:interface App/Domains/V1/Test_a/Models/Traits/Dummy_testApi

View Generator

php artisan make:view backend/plan/show

Controller Generator

php artisan make:controller App/Domains/V1/Test/Http/Controllers/Api/DummyApiController --requests --repository --service --policy

With model:

php artisan make:controller App/Domains/V1/Test/Http/Controllers/Api/DummyApiController --model=App/Domains/V1/Test/Models/Dummy --api --requests --repository --service --policy

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Flags Reference

Flag	Description
--trait	Generate trait structure for Attribute, Scope, etc.
--service	Create a Service class for the model
--repository	Create a Repository class for the model
--requests	Generate request classes (Store, Update, etc.)
--policy	Generate a Policy file
--api	Generate a REST-style API controller
--resource	Include resource methods in controller
--plain	Generate plain class without extra logic
--all	Generate everything (trait, service, repository, etc.)
--force	Overwrite existing files
--model	Specify model class for controller
--path	Override the default path for file generation

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Notes

• All generation paths/namespaces are configurable in config/simple-module.php
• Designed to support modular and scalable Laravel architecture
• Compatible with Laravel's service-repository and policy-driven design

Testing

rm -rf vendor composer.lock && composer install && composer exec -- testbench test

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.