Target class [Database\Seeders\MockNotification] does not exist in Laravel

Question

i am using a seeder class to seed a table in the database

<?php
namespace Database\Seeders;
class MockNotification extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {
        //
        Notification::factory()->times(2)->create();
    }
}

i am calling this class in the DatabaseSeeder


<?php
namespace Database\Seeders;

use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Database\Seeders\NotificationTypeSeeder;
use Database\Seeders\MockNotification;
class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Seed the application's database.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {
        // $this->call(UserSeeder::class);
        $this->call([NotificationTypeSeeder::class]);
        $this->call([MockNotification::class]);
    }
}

i am getting this error

Target class [Database\Seeders\MockNotification] does not exist.

while i already imported MockNotification classs in the DatabaseSeeder file

matiaslauriti · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-15T19:16:49.497

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Your problem is really simple to solve, you have to have your MockNotification class in LARAVEL_ROOT_FOLDER/database/seeders and then add this to the top of your class namespace Database\Seeders;.

Your DatabaseSeeder class should also have namespace Database\Seeders;. It is needed for composer to do PSR-4 autoloading.

Your seeder should be like:

namespace Database\Seeders;

use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;

class MockNotification extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {
        Notification::factory()->times(2)->create(); // Add this use on top
    }
}

edited Jun 15 '21 at 19:16

answered Jun 14 '21 at 23:29

matiaslauriti

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can you add some code to your answer please – CoderTn Jun 15 '21 at 03:56
@needgfasap I updated my answer, remember to check where the file is, share the path please – matiaslauriti Jun 15 '21 at 19:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '21 at 13:46

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Add the following line in the beginning of seeder file

namespace Database\Seeders;

and then execute following in terminal

composer dumpautoload

answered Oct 01 '21 at 13:46

SyedZaeem

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 15 '21 at 06:15

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Add

namespace Database\Seeders;

To both files.

It is standard PSR-4.

answered Jun 15 '21 at 06:15

SVFCode

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i just added namespace Database\Seeders; to both files here is why i got when i seed the database : Target class [Database\Seeders\MockNotificationSeeder] does not exist. – CoderTn Jun 15 '21 at 06:44
Rename MockNotification file to MockNotificationSeeder. In docs https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/seeding use this agreement. – SVFCode Jun 15 '21 at 07:03
already added the namespace Database/Seeders in both files and still getting the same error ! – CoderTn Jun 15 '21 at 07:04

Target class [Database\Seeders\MockNotification] does not exist in Laravel

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