Create date ranges in sequence

CreateDateRangeSequences.php

/**
 * Create a range of dates that are in sequence to properly mirror production data.
 *
 * @link https://carbon.nesbot.com/docs/#api-period
 *
 * @param $first
 * @param $last
 * @param  int  $resetAfter
 *
 * @return string
 */
function dateRange($first, $last, $resetAfter = 30)
{
    static $dates = null;
    static $counter = 0;

    if ( ! is_array($dates) || $counter >= $resetAfter) {
        $period = CarbonPeriod::create($first, $last)->toArray();
        $dates = explode(',',implode(',', $period));
        $counter =  0;
    }

    $counter++;

    return array_shift($dates);
}

dateRange(Carbon::now()->subDays(30), Carbon::now());

Good for Laravel factories, allows resetting the static date range array every XY iterations.