calebporzio/sushi

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Sushi is a PHP library that lets Laravel Eloquent models run on in-memory array data instead of a database, backed by SQLite. You add a trait and a $rows property to a model, and it behaves like a normal database-backed model with queries, relationships, and validation.

Use cases

• use Eloquent models without a database
• store fixture data like states and countries in Laravel models
• seed static lookup tables from PHP arrays
• add relationships to array-backed models
• use exists validation rules without a real table

When to choose

• you need small static datasets (states, roles, settings) queryable via Eloquent
• you want to test or prototype Laravel apps without database setup
• you need relationships between normal models and array-backed models

When to avoid

• you need cross-database whereHas queries between Sushi and normal models
• you have large or frequently updated datasets
• your project doesn't use Laravel or Eloquent

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