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title: 'Use the ''afterMaking'' or ''afterCreating'' hooks in factories to execute additional logic'
tweet_id: '1466810192801120259'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2021-48
author_username: mattkingshott
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created_at: 2021-12-03T16:42:56+00:00
slug: use-the-aftermaking-or-aftercreating-hooks-in-factories-to-execute-additional-logic
---
💡#Laravel Tip: Database model factories have handy 'afterMaking' and 'afterCreating' callback methods that you can use to perform additional tasks on newly-created objects.