A Flat-File Database Driver for Eloquent

Orbit is a flat-file database driver for Eloquent by Ryan Chandler.

Introducing `Orbit` - a flat-file database driver for @laravelphp Eloquent.https://t.co/gBpgBFUo5M https://t.co/HaxOomChv6

— Ryan Chandler (@ryangjchandler) March 21, 2021

You can think of it as a general-purpose "flat-file CMS for any of your applications." It can be added to any Laravel Model class and allows you to store data in flat files on a disk.

Here's an example from the readme of defining a model for usage with Orbit:

use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 
class Post extends Model
{
    use \Orbit\Concerns\Orbital;
 
    public static function schema(Blueprint $table)
    {
        $table->string('title');
        $table->string('slug');
        $table->timestamp('published_at');
    }
}

Orbit is a simple-to-use package that can add flat-file support to any Laravel model class. It allows you to store data in flat files on disk instead of a generic SQL database. Think of it as a general-purpose flat-file CMS for any of your applications!

Getting started is straightforward: given the above model, here's what the flat files look like in a project:

The screenshot is an example of the markdown driver; in Orbit it supports the following drivers out of the box:

• md -> Orbit\Drivers\Markdown
• json -> Orbit\Drivers\Json
• yaml -> Orbit\Drivers\Yaml
• md_json -> Orbit\Drivers\MarkdownJson

You are free to define custom drivers using the given interface contained in the Orbit package.

#Learn More

You can learn more about this package, get full installation instructions, and view the source code on GitHub.

Also, Ryan has recently started a 60 second Laravel series on YouTube to teach you things about Laravel in 60 seconds or less. Check out the first one here: