created-by-and-updated-by-laravel

A simple trait to add to models that auto fill "created_by" and "updated_by" values.

Usage

1. Add the BlamableTrait.php file to the "App\Traits" directory.
2. Add the columns to the table:

$table->unsignedBigInteger('created_by')->nullable();
$table->unsignedBigInteger('updated_by')->nullable();

3. Use the trait in the model:

use App\Traits\BlamableTrait;

class Category extends Model
{
    use HasFactory, BlamableTrait;
}

Now whenever you save a new record without manually filling created_by and updated_by, the trait will automatically fill the fields with current auth user id, or just leave it null if no user logged in. And whenever you update a record the trait will fill only the updated_by column.

License

This code is licensed under the MIT license.