Add raw method

readme.md

@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ $populator->make(User::class, ['admin' => true]);
 $populator->create(User::class, 'admin', $otherAttributes);
 ```
 
+Furthermore, you can call `raw` to `make` a model and convert it to an array.
+
+```php
+$user = $populator->raw(User::class, ['name' => 'foo']);
+
+$user['name']; // "foo"
+```
+
 ### Relations
 
 `create` and `make` change how relations are associated.

src/ModelPopulator.php

@@ -687,6 +687,18 @@ public function getInsertRecords(array $insertedPKs)
         return [$this->model, $tables, $pivotRecords, $foreignKeys];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create the given model and convert it to an array.
+     *
+     * @param  array $customAttributes Custom attributes that will override the guessed formatters.
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function raw($customAttributes = [])
+    {
+        // We actually need to make() the model first since closures attributes receive the model instance.
+        return $this->make($customAttributes)->toArray();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create an instance of the given model and persist it to the database.
      *

src/Populator.php

@@ -422,6 +422,25 @@ public function create(
         return $this->add($modelClass, $quantity, $customAttributes, $modifiers)->create();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create $quantity instances of the given model and convert them to arrays.
+     * The second argument can be either the quantity, custom attributes or a state.
+     *
+     * @param  string           $modelClass       The class name of the Eloquent model to create.
+     * @param  int|array|string $quantity         The number of models to populate.
+     * @param  array            $customAttributes Custom attributes that will override the guessed formatters.
+     * @param  array            $modifiers        Functions to call before the model is saved.
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function raw(
+        $modelClass,
+        $quantity = 1,
+        array $customAttributes = [],
+        array $modifiers = []
+    ) {
+        return $this->add($modelClass, $quantity, $customAttributes, $modifiers)->raw();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the locales in which to create translations.
      *

tests/PopulatorTest.php

@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ public function testExecuteCreatesAndReturnsModels()
         $this->assertSame(5, Post::count());
     }
 
+    public function testMakeOne()
+    {
+        $user = $this->populator->make(User::class);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(User::class, $user);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(User::exists());
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeMany()
+    {
+        $users = $this->populator->make(User::class, 5);
+
+        $this->assertCount(5, $users);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(User::exists());
+    }
+
     public function testCreateOne()
     {
         $user = $this->populator->create(User::class);
@@ -46,18 +64,20 @@ public function testCreateMany()
         $this->assertCount(5, $users);
     }
 
-    public function testMakeOne()
+    public function testRawOne()
     {
-        $user = $this->populator->make(User::class);
+        $user = $this->populator->raw(User::class);
 
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(User::class, $user);
+        $this->assertInternalType('array', $user);
 
         $this->assertFalse(User::exists());
     }
 
-    public function testMakeMany()
+    public function testRawMany()
     {
-        $users = $this->populator->make(User::class, 5);
+        $users = $this->populator->raw(User::class, 5);
+
+        $this->assertInternalType('array', $users);
 
         $this->assertCount(5, $users);