Certainly! Below is a comprehensive list of 100 chapter titles for an Eloquent (Laravel ORM) book, ranging from beginner to advanced. This list covers essential concepts, best practices, and advanced techniques to help developers master Eloquent for interacting with databases in Laravel.
- What is Eloquent? Introduction to Laravel’s ORM
- Setting Up Laravel and Eloquent
- The Role of ORM in Web Development
- Configuring Your Database Connection in Laravel
- Basic CRUD Operations with Eloquent
- Understanding the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern
- How Eloquent Maps to Database Tables
- The Eloquent Query Builder vs. SQL Queries
- Creating Your First Model in Eloquent
- Saving and Retrieving Data with Eloquent Models
- Introduction to Eloquent Relationships
- One-to-One Relationships in Eloquent
- One-to-Many Relationships in Eloquent
- Many-to-Many Relationships in Eloquent
- Polymorphic Relationships in Eloquent
- Has Many Through Relationships
- Defining Inverse Relationships in Eloquent
- Eloquent Relationship Eager Loading
- Understanding Relationship Constraints and Filtering
- Customizing Eloquent Relationship Methods
- Basic Querying with Eloquent
- Retrieving All Records and Specific Columns
- Using where() and Other Query Conditions
- Order By, Group By, and Limiting Results
- Aggregating Data with Eloquent: Count, Max, Min
- Using Like, In, and Between Operators
- Pagination in Eloquent Queries
- Chunking and Batch Processing in Eloquent
- Advanced Query Filtering with Eloquent
- Using Eloquent for Full-Text Search
- Subqueries in Eloquent
- Joins and Complex Querying with Eloquent
- Union Queries in Eloquent
- Raw SQL Queries in Eloquent
- Grouping Results and Using Having Clauses
- Sorting and Ordering by Multiple Columns
- Using Eloquent with Database Views
- Database Transactions in Eloquent
- Query Scopes for Reusable Logic
- Global Scopes for Consistent Query Filtering
¶ Part 5: Mutators, Accessors, and Casting
- Using Accessors to Modify Attribute Values
- Using Mutators to Set Attribute Values
- Casting Attributes to Native Types
- Custom Attribute Formatting with Accessors
- Eloquent Date and Time Casting
- Handling JSON and Arrays with Casts
- Defining Custom Model Methods for Business Logic
- Querying Custom Attributes with Accessors
- Using Eloquent’s Appends Method
- Working with Date Formats in Eloquent
- Introduction to Eloquent Collections
- Filtering, Mapping, and Reducing Collections
- Sorting and Chunking Collections
- Using Collection Methods to Manipulate Data
- Using the pluck() Method for Specific Attributes
- Aggregating Data Using Collections
- Converting Collections to Arrays or JSON
- Transforming Collections Using map() and filter()
- Chunking and Pagination with Collections
- Handling Empty Collections and Defaults
- Loading Multiple Relationships at Once (Eager Loading)
- Nested Eager Loading in Eloquent
- Lazy Eager Loading to Optimize Performance
- Updating Related Models in Eloquent
- Syncing Many-to-Many Relationships
- Pivot Tables in Many-to-Many Relationships
- Using Dynamic Properties to Access Relationships
- Updating Pivot Table Data
- Saving Related Models Automatically with Parent Models
- Handling Cascading Deletes and Updates
¶ Part 8: Database Migrations and Seeding
- Creating Database Migrations with Laravel
- Rolling Back and Modifying Migrations
- Using Migrations to Create Tables and Indexes
- Working with Foreign Keys and Constraints in Migrations
- Database Seeding for Test Data in Eloquent
- Using Factories to Generate Fake Data
- Populating Multiple Tables with Seeders
- Migrations for Multi-Tenant Applications
- Database Schema Versioning with Migrations
- Best Practices for Writing and Managing Migrations
- Introduction to Unit Testing with Eloquent
- Writing Tests for Eloquent Models
- Mocking Eloquent Queries in Tests
- Testing Eloquent Relationships in Isolation
- Testing Eloquent Data Retrieval
- Database Testing with Factories and Seeders
- Assertions for Eloquent Models
- Testing Eloquent Events and Listeners
- Testing Query Scopes and Filters
- Best Practices for Testing Eloquent Queries
- Optimizing Eloquent Queries with Indexing
- Using Eager Loading to Minimize Database Queries
- Reducing N+1 Query Problems in Eloquent
- Caching Eloquent Results for Improved Performance
- Query Logging and Debugging with Eloquent
- Using Database Transactions Efficiently
- Database Optimization with Eloquent: Raw Queries and Query Builder
- Handling Large Datasets in Eloquent
- Using Queues and Background Jobs with Eloquent
- Scaling Eloquent in High-Traffic Applications
These chapter titles encompass the foundational concepts of Eloquent as well as advanced techniques for optimizing, testing, and working with complex relationships. The progression ensures that readers can start from basic database interactions and gradually delve into sophisticated Eloquent use cases.