laravel-5

Release Notes 11
For more information on testing, check out the testing documentation.
Model Factories
Laravel now ships with an easy way to create stub Eloquent models using model factories. Model
factories allow you to easily define a set of “default” attributes for your Eloquent model, and then
generate test model instances for your tests or database seeds. Model factories also take advantage
of the powerful Faker³ PHP library for generating random attribute data:
1 $factory->define(App\User::class, function ($faker) {
2 return [
3 'name' => $faker->name,
4 'email' => $faker->email,
5 'password' => str_random(10),
6 'remember_token' => str_random(10),
7 ];
8 });
For more information on model factories, check out the documentation.
Artisan Improvements
Artisan commands may now be defined using a simple, route-like “signature”, which provides an
extremely simple interface for defining command line arguments and options. For example, you
may define a simple command and its options like so:
1 /**
2 * The name and signature of the console command.
3 *
4 * @var string
5 */
6 protected $signature = 'email:send {user} {--force}';
For more information on defining Artisan commands, consult the Artisan documentation.
³https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker