Generating Tables via Artisan

Zonvoir Table includes an Artisan command for quickly generating table classes.

Generate a table

Run the make:zon-table command with the name of your table:

php artisan make:zon-table UsersTable

This creates a new table class inside:

app/Tables/UsersTable.php

Generate a table for a model

You can associate the table with an Eloquent model using the --model option:

php artisan make:zon-table UsersTable --model=User

This generates a table class with the model already configured:

<?php

namespace App\Tables;

use App\Models\User;
use Zonvoir\ZonvoirTable\Table;

class UsersTable extends Table
{
    protected ?string $resource = User::class;

    public function columns(): array
    {
        return [
            //
        ];
    }

    public function actions(): array
    {
        return [
            //
        ];
    }

    public function exports(): array
    {
        return [
            //
        ];
    }
}

Table name

The table name should use PascalCase and typically end with Table.

For example:

php artisan make:zon-table EmployeesTable --model=Employee
php artisan make:zon-table OrdersTable --model=Order
php artisan make:zon-table CustomersTable --model=Customer

Model option

The --model option accepts the model class name:

php artisan make:zon-table UsersTable --model=User

You can also provide a namespaced model:

php artisan make:zon-table UsersTable --model="App\Models\User"

The generated $resource property tells Zonvoir Table which Eloquent model the table should query.

protected ?string $resource = User::class;

Adding columns

After generating the table, define the columns you want to display inside columns():

public function columns(): array
{
    return [
        TextColumn::make('id', 'ID'),
        TextColumn::make('name', 'Name'),
        TextColumn::make('email', 'Email'),
    ];
}

You can then continue configuring sorting, column visibility, actions, pagination, exports, and other table features as needed.

What’s next?

Once your table has been generated, you can:

• Define your table columns
• Configure row and bulk actions
• Configure pagination and sorting
• Add exports
• Customize the table appearance and behavior

Continue to the Columns documentation to start building your table.