Some functions to add to all Laravel models.

Model.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

abtract class Model extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model
{
    public function getLinkAttribute(): string
    {
        return route($this->getRouteName() . '.show', $this, false);
    }

    public function getRouteName(): string
    {
        return 'api.' . $this->getTable();
    }

    public static function factory()
    {
        return factory(static::class, ...func_get_args());
    }

    public static function fCreate($attributes = []): self
    {
        return static::factory()->create($attributes);
    }
    
    public function export($var_name = null, $_ = null): Collection
    {
        if (!$var_name) {
            return collect($this->toArray());
        }

        $keys = is_array($var_name) ? $var_name : func_get_args();

        return collect($keys)->mapWithKeys(function ($attribute) {
            return [$attribute => $this->$attribute];
        });
    }
}