#4-public-user-profile

database/factories/UserFactory.php

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
     {
         return [
             'name' => fake()->name(),
+            'username' => fake()->unique()->bothify('user-####'),
             'email' => fake()->unique()->safeEmail(),
             'email_verified_at' => now(),
             'password' => static::$password ??= Hash::make('password'),

database/migrations/2026_05_12_024704_add_username_to_users_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('username', 32)->nullable()->unique()->after('name');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropUnique(['username']);
+            $table->dropColumn('username');
+        });
+    }
+};