Create Repeatable Models with Laravel Recurring Models

Sometimes you need data to repeat on a date interval, like a standing calendar appointment, a weekly event, or a payment schedule. The Recurring Models package for Laravel is the ultimate solution for adding recurring functionality to your Laravel Models:

$model->repeat()->daily();
$model->repeat()->weekly();
 
$model->repeat()->weekly()
    ->on(['sunday', 'monday', 'tuesday']);

When you repeat a model, the start date is calculated using a startsAt() method on the model. Or you can specify the start date as follows:

$model->repeat()->daily()->startsAt(Carbon::make());

You can also set an end date when the recurring model should stop:

$model->repeat()->daily()->endsAt(
    Carbon::make('2023-06-01')
);

And once you have recurring data, you can retrieve it using the package's provided scopes:

$tasks = Task::whereOccurresOn(
    Carbon::make('2023-05-01')
)->get();
 
// Between
$tasks = Task::whereOccurresBetween(
    Carbon::make('2023-05-01'),
    Carbon::make('2023-05-30')
)->get();

This new package could serve as an excellent inspiration for simplifying models that need repeating with dates. To get started with this package, check out the source code. on GitHub.