laravel-ardent/ardent

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Ardent is a PHP library providing self-validating, secure model classes that extend Laravel's Eloquent ORM. It moves validation rules, error handling, and relationship definitions directly into model classes to reduce controller boilerplate.

Use cases

• validate eloquent models automatically in laravel
• move form validation into laravel models
• reduce controller boilerplate for model validation
• use an orm standalone in php without full laravel
• define model relationships more concisely in laravel

When to choose

• you're on Laravel 5 and want validation rules defined directly on your Eloquent models
• you want automatic hydration of model attributes from form input with built-in validation
• you need a standalone ORM with validation outside a full Laravel install

When to avoid

• you're on modern Laravel (6+), where the package is unmaintained and incompatible
• you prefer keeping validation in form requests or dedicated validator classes
• your project uses Laravel's current built-in validation features

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

orm form-handling web-development backend databases php laravel eloquent self-validating-models model-validation web-server

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