Repository Analysis

laravel/framework

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax.

15.1 Moderate AI signal View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of laravel/framework, a PHP project with 34,796 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 548,695 lines of code across 3089 source files, recording 8874 pattern matches distributed across 4 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 15.1 places this repository in the Moderate AI signal band.

The scanner applied 160+ deterministic lexical heuristics, multi-line block detectors, abstract syntax tree depth profilers, and a cross-file Jaccard similarity matrix to construct a statistically normalised synthetic code estimate. All matches are individually weighted by severity coefficient and contextual multiplier before summation, and the resulting headline score is temporally discounted to account for the repository's development history relative to the commercial emergence of large language model coding tooling (November 2022 onward).

15.1
Adjusted Score
15.1
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-07-13
Last Push
34.8K
Stars
PHP
Language
548.7K
Lines of Code
3.1K
Files
8.9K
Pattern Hits
2026-07-14
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Score
Primary synthetic code indicator. Raw score normalised per 1,000 lines of code and multiplied by the temporal discount factor. This is the definitive comparative metric — use it to rank repositories by AI authorship density.
Raw Score
The unmodified sum of all severity-weighted, context-multiplied pattern match scores before temporal discounting. Reflects the absolute signal strength independent of when the repository was last active.
Time Factor
The temporal discount multiplier (0–100%) applied to the raw score. Repositories last updated before ChatGPT's launch (Nov 2022) receive a 5% factor. Full signal is only assigned to repositories active in the post-adoption era (Jan 2024+).
Pattern Hits
Total count of individual pattern matches across all files and categories. A high hit count with a low score may indicate a very large codebase with isolated AI snippets; a low count with a high score indicates dense, concentrated AI signatures.
HC Hit Rate
High+Critical pattern hits per file, averaged across the repository. This orthogonal signal catches repositories where a few files are densely packed with high-severity AI tells — a strong indicator even when the normalised score appears moderate due to codebase size.
Lines of Code / Files
Total lines and files analysed. The scanner examines 94 file extensions. These denominators are used to normalise the score, enabling fair comparison between repositories of vastly different sizes.

Score History

This chart maps the temporal evolution of the adjusted synthetic code score across successive scan runs. An upward trajectory indicates ongoing incorporation of AI-generated code or expanding LLM-assisted scaffolding; a stable or declining trajectory may reflect active human refactoring, code removal, or the adoption of stricter authorship policies. The dashed secondary line (right axis) independently tracks total raw pattern hit count, which can diverge from the normalised score when codebase size changes significantly between scans.

Severity Breakdown

Classifies detected patterns by their diagnostic confidence and structural impact. CRITICAL patterns (coefficient 10) represent definitive synthetic signatures — hallucinated imports, explicit LLM attribution metadata — virtually never produced by human authors. HIGH (5) indicates strong structural tells such as cross-file repetition or cross-linguistic idioms. MEDIUM (2) covers recognisable conversational padding and AI-specific vocabulary. LOW (1) captures subtle indicators like tautological comments and generic boilerplate that require density to carry independent signal.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 0MEDIUM 3LOW 8871

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart decomposes the repository's raw synthetic code score by top-level directory, allowing you to pinpoint precisely which modules or components carry the highest AI authorship density. Directories with disproportionately high scores relative to their size warrant targeted manual review: concentrated AI signatures often trace back to mass-generated configuration layers, auto-ported test suites, LLM-scaffolded boilerplate classes, or entire subsystems authored under heavy copilot assistance. Use this view to prioritise your human code-review effort.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 8874 distinct pattern matches across 4 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a statistically significant AI authorship indicator. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the diagnostic confidence level (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 weight because LLMs systematically over-annotate. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier as dense clusters constitute far stronger evidence of synthetic authorship than isolated hits.

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers8751 hits · 8107 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php184 public function testWithBadKeyLengthAlternativeCipher()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php192 public function testWithUnsupportedCipher()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php200 public function testExceptionThrownWhenPayloadIsInvalid()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php275 public function testTamperedPayloadWillGetRejected($payload)CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php284 public function testEncryptedReturnsTrueForEncryptedValue()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php292 public function testEncryptedReturnsTrueForEncryptedArray()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php300 public function testEncryptedReturnsFalseForPlainText()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php307 public function testEncryptedReturnsFalseForNonString()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php41 public function testRawStringEncryptionWithPreviousKeys()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php53 public function testItValidatesMacOnPerKeyBasis()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php65 public function testItDecryptsUsingTheFirstMacValidatedKey()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php84 public function testEncryptedLengthIsFixed()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php107 public function testCipherNamesCanBeMixedCase()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php120 public function testThatAnAeadCipherIncludesTag()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php130 public function testThatAnAeadTagMustBeProvidedInFullLength()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php144 public function testThatAnAeadTagCantBeModified()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php158 public function testThatANonAeadCipherIncludesMac()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php211 public function testDecryptionExceptionIsThrownWhenUnexpectedTagIsAdded()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php223 public function testExceptionThrownWithDifferentKey()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php233 public function testExceptionThrownWhenIvIsTooLong()CODE
LOWtests/Encryption/EncrypterTest.php247 public function testSupportedMethodAcceptsAnyCasing()CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentBelongsToManyChunkByIdTest.php68 public function testBelongsToChunkByIdDesc()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaStateTest.php13 public function testBaseVariablesUseConfiguredConnectionByDefault()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaStateTest.php36 public function testBaseVariablesUseDirectConnectionConfigurationWhenAvailable()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaStateTest.php69 public function testBaseVariablesDoNotExportEmptySslMode()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentMorphToManyTest.php17 public function testEagerConstraintsAreProperlyAdded(): voidCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentMorphToManyTest.php31 public function testAttachInsertsPivotTableRecord(): voidCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentMorphToManyTest.php43 public function testDetachRemovesPivotTableRecord(): voidCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentMorphToManyTest.php58 public function testDetachMethodClearsAllPivotRecordsWhenNoIDsAreGiven(): voidCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentMorphToManyTest.php73 public function testQueryExpressionCanBePassedToDifferentPivotQueryBuilderClauses(): voidCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php17 public function testPropertiesAreSetCorrectly()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php36 public function testMutatorsAreCalledFromConstructor()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php46 public function testFromRawAttributesDoesNotDoubleMutate()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php56 public function testFromRawAttributesDoesNotMutate()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php66 public function testPropertiesUnchangedAreNotDirty()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php75 public function testPropertiesChangedAreDirty()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php85 public function testTimestampPropertyIsSetIfCreatedAtInAttributes()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php97 public function testTimestampPropertyIsTrueWhenCreatingFromRawAttributes()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php116 public function testDeleteMethodDeletesModelByKeys()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php131 public function testPivotModelTableNameIsSingular()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php138 public function testPivotModelWithParentReturnsParentsTimestampColumns()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentPivotTest.php151 public function testPivotModelWithoutParentReturnsModelTimestampColumns()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseConcernsHasAttributesTest.php21 public function testWithConstructorArguments()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseConcernsHasAttributesTest.php46 public function testCastingEmptyStringToArrayDoesNotError()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseConcernsHasAttributesTest.php54 public function testUnsettingCachedAttribute()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseMigrationResetCommandTest.php23 public function testResetCommandCallsMigratorWithProperArguments()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseMigrationResetCommandTest.php40 public function testResetCommandCanBePretended()CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseMigrationResetCommandTest.php57 public function testRefreshCommandExitsWhenProhibited()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php98 public function testItLoadsARelationWithCustomIntermediateAndLocalKey()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php107 public function testEagerLoadingARelationWithCustomIntermediateAndLocalKey()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php116 public function testWhereHasOnARelationWithCustomIntermediateAndLocalKey()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php126 public function testWithWhereHasOnARelationWithCustomIntermediateAndLocalKey()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php77 public function testItLoadsAHasManyThroughRelationWithCustomKeys()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php86 public function testItLoadsADefaultHasManyThroughRelation()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php172 public function testFirstOrFailThrowsAnException()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php183 public function testFindOrFailThrowsAnException()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php194 public function testFindOrFailWithManyThrowsAnException()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php206 public function testFindOrFailWithManyUsingCollectionThrowsAnException()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php265 public function testFindOrMethodWithManyUsingCollection()CODE
LOW…base/DatabaseEloquentHasManyThroughIntegrationTest.php292 public function testFirstRetrievesFirstRecord()CODE
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Fake / Example Data101 hits · 132 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentIntegrationTest.php1971 $john = EloquentTestUserWithCustomFriendPivot::create(['id' => 1, 'name' => 'John Doe', 'email' => 'johndoe@examCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentIntegrationTest.php1972 $jane = EloquentTestUserWithCustomFriendPivot::create(['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Jane Doe', 'email' => 'janedoe@examCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php234 "alter table `users` change `id` `key` bigint unsigned not null auto_increment comment 'lorem ipsum'",CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php246 ['name' => 'id', 'type' => 'bigint unsigned', 'type_name' => 'bigint', 'nullable' => false, 'collation' => nCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php222 ['name' => 'id', 'type' => 'bigint unsigned', 'type_name' => 'bigint', 'nullable' => false, 'collation' => nCODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php260 "alter table `users` change `id` `key` bigint unsigned not null auto_increment comment 'lorem ipsum'",CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentTimestampsTest.php79 'email' => 'test@test.com',CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentTimestampsTest.php91 'email' => 'test@test.com',CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentTimestampsTest.php102 'email' => 'test@test.com',CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php3779 $model->address_line_one = '123 Main Street';CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php3781 $this->assertSame('123 Main Street', $model->address->lineOne);CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php3835 $model->fill(['id' => 1, 'full_name' => 'John Doe', 'full_address' => '123 Main Street, Anytown']);CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php3840 $this->assertSame('123 Main Street', $model->address_line_one);CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php3848 $model->fill(['id' => 1, 'full_name' => 'John Doe', 'full_address' => '123 Main Street, Anytown']);CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php3853 $this->assertSame('123 Main Street', $model->address_line_one);CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php5755 $builder->select('*')->from('users')->where('name', 'sounds like', 'John Doe');CODE
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php5757 $this->assertEquals(['John Doe'], $builder->getBindings());CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php432 $result = SoftDeletesTestUser::createOrFirst(['email' => 'foo@bar.com']);CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php433 $this->assertSame('foo@bar.com', $result->email);CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php493 $userModel->email = 'foo@bar.com';CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php498 $this->assertSame('foo@bar.com', SoftDeletesTestUser::find(2)->email);CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php505 $result = SoftDeletesTestUser::updateOrCreate(['email' => 'foo@bar.com'], ['email' => 'bar@baz.com']);CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php509 $result = SoftDeletesTestUser::withTrashed()->updateOrCreate(['email' => 'taylorotwell@gmail.com'], ['email' => CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php510 $this->assertSame('foo@bar.com', $result->email);CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php418 $result = SoftDeletesTestUser::firstOrCreate(['email' => 'foo@bar.com']);CODE
LOW…atabase/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php419 $this->assertSame('foo@bar.com', $result->email);CODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php33 $guard->shouldReceive('attempt')->once()->with(['email' => 'foo@bar.com', 'password' => 'secret'])->andReturn(trCODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php34 $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'foo@bar.com', 'PHP_AUTH_PW' => 'secret']CODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php46 $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'foo@bar.com', 'PHP_AUTH_PW' => 'secret']CODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php59 $guard->shouldReceive('attempt')->once()->with(['email' => 'foo@bar.com', 'password' => 'secret'])->andReturn(faCODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php60 $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'foo@bar.com', 'PHP_AUTH_PW' => 'secret']CODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php70 $guard->shouldReceive('attempt')->once()->with(['email' => 'foo@bar.com', 'password' => 'secret', 'active' => 1]CODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php71 $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'foo@bar.com', 'PHP_AUTH_PW' => 'secret']CODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php82 $guard->shouldReceive('attempt')->once()->with(['email' => 'foo@bar.com', 'password' => 'secret', 'active' => 1,CODE
LOWtests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php83 $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'foo@bar.com', 'PHP_AUTH_PW' => 'secret']CODE
LOWtests/Mail/MailableQueuedTest.php255 ->subject('lorem ipsum')CODE
LOWtests/Mail/MailableQueuedTest.php270 ->subject('lorem ipsum')CODE
LOWtests/Mail/MailableQueuedTest.php291 ->subject('lorem ipsum')CODE
LOWtests/Mail/MailableQueuedTest.php306 ->subject('lorem ipsum')CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php204 ['id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foo Post', 'foo' => 'Lorem Ipsum.'],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php213 $expected = ['id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foo Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.'];CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php226 ['id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foo Post', 'foo' => 'Lorem Ipsum.'],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php570 $results = DB::table('posts')->where('content', 'Lorem Ipsum.')->whereNested(function ($query) {CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php583 (object) ['title' => 'Foo Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.'],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php584 (object) ['title' => 'Bar Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.'],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php29 ['title' => 'Foo Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.', 'created_at' => new Carbon('2017-11-12 13:14:15')],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php30 ['title' => 'Bar Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.', 'created_at' => new Carbon('2018-01-02 03:04:05')],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php168 ['title' => 'Foo Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.', 'created_at' => new Carbon('2017-11-12 13:14:15')],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php290 ['title' => 'Baz Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.', 'created_at' => new Carbon('2017-11-12 13:14:15')],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php636 'Lorem Ipsum.' => 'Bar Post',CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php659 'Lorem Ipsum.',CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php660 'Lorem Ipsum.',CODE
LOW…ts/Integration/Database/EloquentHasManyThroughTest.php232 ['name' => 'John Doe'],CODE
LOW…sts/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderWhereLikeTest.php30 ['name' => 'John Doe', 'email' => 'John.Doe@example.com'],CODE
LOW…sts/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderWhereLikeTest.php31 ['name' => 'Jane Doe', 'email' => 'janedoe@example.com'],CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Http/ThrottleRequestsTest.php350 'email' => 'mateus@example.org',CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Http/ResourceTest.php1833 'user@example.com' => 'John',CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Http/ResourceTest.php1834 'admin@example.com' => 'Hank',CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Http/ResourceTest.php1837 'user@example.com' => 'John',CODE
LOWtests/Integration/Http/ResourceTest.php1838 'admin@example.com' => 'Hank',CODE
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Over-Commented Block19 hits · 12 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdocker-compose.yml21 - "3306:3306"COMMENT
LOWdocker-compose.yml41 # mssql:COMMENT
LOWdocker-compose.yml61 # image: redis:7.0-alpineCOMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php341 // ->with('{"foo":"bar"}')COMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php361 // $model->setRawAttributes([COMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php381COMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php401 // ->andReturn('{"foo":"baz"}');COMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php421 // $this->encrypter = m::mock(Encrypter::class);COMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php441COMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php461COMMENT
LOWtests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php481 // $this->encrypter->expects('decrypt')COMMENT
LOWtests/Integration/Queue/RedisQueueTest.php121 $this->queue->push(new RedisQueueIntegrationTestJob(12));COMMENT
LOWtests/Foundation/FoundationFormRequestTest.php541 // $container->instance(COMMENT
LOWtests/Filesystem/FilesystemManagerTest.php261 $creator = new CustomFilesystemDriver($driver);COMMENT
LOWtests/Validation/ValidationEmailRuleTest.php401 );COMMENT
LOWtests/Validation/ValidationEmailRuleTest.php461 );COMMENT
LOWtests/Validation/ValidationEmailRuleTest.php541COMMENT
LOWtests/Validation/ValidationEmailRuleTest.php581 #[TestWith(['john-doe@some-domain.com'])] // Hyphen in domainCOMMENT
LOWtests/Validation/ValidationEmailRuleTest.php701 }COMMENT
AI Slop Vocabulary3 hits · 9 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM…lluminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasAttributes.php857 // the value and update the cast type so we may leverage the followingCOMMENT
MEDIUMsrc/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php1237 // Essentially we will force every insert to be treated as a batch insert whichCOMMENT
MEDIUMsrc/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php1238 // simply makes creating the SQL easier for us since we can utilize the sameCOMMENT