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+++ b/src/BlueprintExtensions/CustomBlueprint.php	Thu Mar 23 19:24:43 2023 -0400
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+<?php
+
+namespace Wizzard\Magicforger\BlueprintExtensions;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+
+class CustomBlueprint extends Blueprint
+{
+    /**
+     * Create columns for the table that should be in every table.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function defaultColumns()
+    {
+        $this->timestamps();
+				$this->reference("users", "created_by");
+				$this->reference("users", "updated_by");
+        $this->softDeletes();
+    }
+
+
+		public function reference($table_name, $column_name)
+		{
+		    // check if the table exists before creating the reference
+		    if (!Schema::hasTable($table_name)) {
+		        throw new Exception("Table $table_name does not exist.");
+		    }
+
+				$reference_column_name = $column_name ?? ($table_name . '_id');
+		
+		    $reference_column = $table->unsignedBigInteger($reference_column_name);
+		    $table->foreign($reference_column_name)->references('id')->on($table_name);
+
+				return $reference_column;
+		}
+
+}