laravel Eloquent unique code example

Example 1: get unique values in laravel

$users = User::select('name')->distinct()->get();

Example 2: laravel set field unique

Schema::table('manufacturers', function($table)
{
    $table->string('name')->unique(); 
});

Example 3: laravel unique id

function generateBarcodeNumber() {
    $number = mt_rand(1000000000, 9999999999); // better than rand()

    // call the same function if the barcode exists already
    if (barcodeNumberExists($number)) {
        return generateBarcodeNumber();
    }

    // otherwise, it's valid and can be used
    return $number;
}

function barcodeNumberExists($number) {
    // query the database and return a boolean
    // for instance, it might look like this in Laravel
    return User::whereBarcodeNumber($number)->exists();
}