Schema::model() function in migrations to auto discover table name and connection

[tachigami]

Sometimes you have to define a different table name and even a different database connection or PostgreSQL schemas for your models. Mostly when you start to use laravel with a previously created database where you can't change much.

Your models start to look like

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    protected $connection = 'security';
    protected $table = 't_user';
}

And your migrations look:

Schema::connection('security')->table('t_user', function (Blueprint $table) {});

It would be nice to have a shorter way of doing this.

Schema::model(User::class, callable) as alias for Schema::table('users', callable)
and
Schema::createFor(User::class, callable) as alias for Schema::create('users', callable)

Under the hood, It should get the connection and the table name and set for a migration schema.

I will be happy if you find a better solution!