remove usernames

database/factories/UserFactory.php

@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
         $faker = \Faker\Factory::create();
         $faker->addProvider(new \Faker\Provider\CustomInternetProvider($faker));
 
-        $username = $faker->unique()->userNameWithMinLength(6);
         $first_name = $faker->firstName();
         $last_name = $faker->lastName();
 
-        $display_name = $faker->randomElement([$username, $first_name . ' ' . $last_name]);
+        $display_name = $first_name . ' ' . $last_name;
 
         return [
-            'username' => $username,
             'first_name' => $first_name,
             'last_name' => $last_name,
             'email' => $faker->safeEmail(),

database/migrations/2023_05_04_071954_remove_username_from_users_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('username');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('username')->unique();
+        });
+
+        DB::table('users')->update(['username' => DB::raw('display_name')]);
+    }
+};

database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
         \App\Models\User::factory(40)->create();
 
         \App\Models\User::factory()->create([
-            'username' => 'nomadjimbob',
+            'display_name' => 'James Collins',
             'first_name' => 'James',
             'last_name' => 'Collins',
             'email' => 'james@stemmechanics.com.au',