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+++ b/src/Generator/Factory/FactoryGenerator.php	Thu Sep 11 21:25:51 2025 -0400
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+<?php
+
+namespace Wizard\MagicForger\Generator\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
+use Wizard\MagicForger\Generator\BaseGenerator;
+use Wizard\MagicForger\Helpers\RelationshipNavigator;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+#[AsCommand(name: 'mf:factory')]
+class FactoryGenerator extends BaseGenerator
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $name = 'mf:factory';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Generates the Factory File for a table.';
+
+    /**
+     * The type of class being generated.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $type = 'Factory';
+
+    protected static $cached_snippets = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        // Delegate to parent handler (includes replacements and insertions)
+        return parent::handle();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the stub file for the generator.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getStub()
+    {
+        return $this->resolveStubPath('/stubs/factory.stub');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the fully-qualified path to the stub.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $stub
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function resolveStubPath($stub)
+    {
+        return is_file($customPath = $this->laravel->basePath(trim($stub, '/')))
+            ? $customPath
+            : __DIR__.$stub;
+    }
+
+    protected function getClassName($name)
+    {
+        return $this->factory_name($name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the stub file for the generator.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getPath($name = null)
+    {
+        return str_replace(['App\\', '\\'], ['app/', '/'], $this->getFactoryNamespace().'/'.$this->factory_name($this->getTableInput()).'.php');
+    }
+
+		protected function gatherRelations() {
+			$relations = RelationshipNavigator::getRelations($this->getCurrentTable());
+
+			return $relations;
+			
+		}
+
+		protected function renderColumns() {
+        $insert = '';
+        foreach ($this->get_columns() as $column) {
+            if (in_array($column['name'], $this->columns_to_ignore)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+
+            $type = $column['type_name'];
+						$nullable = ($column['nullable'] ? '->optional($weight = 0.5)' : '' );
+						$name = $column['name'];
+
+            // Get the expected header name
+            $replacements = [
+                '{{value}}' => 'fake()' . $nullable . '->text()',
+                '{{column_name}}' => $name,
+            ];
+
+            // date
+            if (in_array($type, ['date'])) {
+                $replacements['{{value}}'] = 'fake()' . $nullable . '->date()';
+            }
+            // time
+            if (in_array($type, ['timestamp'])) {
+                $replacements['{{value}}'] = 'fake()' . $nullable . '->timestamp()';
+            }
+            // checkbox
+            if (in_array($type, ['tinyint'])) {
+                $replacements['{{value}}'] = 'fake()' . $nullable . '->boolean()';
+            }
+            // select
+            elseif (in_array($type, ['bigint']) && array_key_exists($name, $selects)) {
+                $replacements['{{header}}'] = Str::headline(Str::singular($selects[$name]));
+                $replacements['{{value}}'] = '{{ $item->'.Str::singular($selects[$name]).'?->name ?? "" }}';
+            }
+            // bigint, float
+            elseif (in_array($type, ['bigint', 'float', 'int'])) {
+                $replacements['{{valueClass}}'] .= ' text-start';
+            } else {
+                // text area
+                // varchar, , etc
+            }
+
+            $snippet = $this->getSnippet('index/value');
+            // Replace placeholders with actual values
+            $values[] = str_replace(
+                array_keys($replacements),
+                $replacements,
+                $snippet
+            );
+
+
+
+						$tableName = $this->getCurrentTable();
+						$value = 'value'; // TODO: this should be determined based on column type
+						$columnName = $column['name'];
+
+						// Replace placeholders with actual values
+        		$string = str_replace(
+        		    ['{{value}}', '{{columnName}}'],
+        		    [$value, $columnName],
+        		    $snippet
+        		);
+            $insert .= sprintf("%s", $string);
+        }
+				dd('done');
+
+				return $insert;
+		}
+
+    /**
+     * Get available insertions including model relationships.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function get_available_inserts(): array
+    {
+        // Merge parent insertions (attributes, fillable, etc.)
+        $inserts = parent::get_available_inserts();
+
+        // Gather and render relationships for this model
+				$columns = $this->renderColumns();
+
+        // Assign to stub placeholders
+				$inserts['# {{ factoryInsertPoint }}'] = $columns;
+
+        return $inserts;
+    }
+}