UserTableSeeder.php com Defender e Faker

UserTableSeeder.php

<?php

use App\User;
use Artesaos\Defender\Role;
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Faker\Factory as FactoryFaker;

class UserTableSeeder extends Seeder
{

    /**
     * @var \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection
     */
    private $roles;

    /**
     * @var \Faker\Generator
     */
    private $faker;

    public function run()
    {
        // Apaga toda a tabela de usuários
        DB::table('users')->truncate();

        $this->roles = Role::all();
        $this->faker = FactoryFaker::create('pt_BR');

        // Cria usuários admins (dados controlados)
        $this->createAdmins();

        // Cria usuários demo dados faker
        $this->createUsers();      
    }

    private function createAdmins()
    {
        $superuserRole = $this->roles->where('name', 'superuser')->first();

        $user = User::create([
            'email' => '[email protected]', 
            'name'  => 'Vinicius Reis',
            'password' => bcrypt('s&nh@')
        ]);

        // attach role to user
        $user->attachRole($superuserRole);
        
        $this->command->info('User [email protected] created');

        $user = User::create([
            'email' => '[email protected]', 
            'name'  => 'João Bobo',
            'password' => bcrypt('s&nh@')
        ]);

        $user->attachRole($superuserRole);

        $this->command->info('User [email protected] created');
    }
    
    private function createUsers()
    {
        $max = $this->faker->numberBetween(20, 40);
        $rolesCount = $this->roles->count();

        for($i=0; $i < $max; $i++):
            $user = $this->createUser();

            // attach random roles to user
            $this->attachRoles($user, $rolesCount);
        endfor;

        $this->command->info($max . ' demo users created');
    }

    private function createUser()
    {   
        return User::create([
            'email' => $this->faker->email, 
            'name'  => $this->faker->name,
            'password' => bcrypt(str_random(6))
        ]);
    }

    private function attachRoles(User $user, $rolesCount)
    {
        $number = $this->faker->numberBetween(0, $rolesCount);
            
        if($number > 0):
            $roles = collect($this->roles->random($number))->lists('id')->toArray();
            $user->roles()->sync($roles);
        endif;
    }
}