Model Observers getting ignored while import

[sluxzer]

Hey there,

I try to use Laravel Excel to import bulk data, but somehow having problem with event listener

System Stories:

• If New User Created
• Send Push Notification

What I do:

• I create Observer to detect if model Users is created
• Inside Obeserver i create custom function to Send Push Notification
• Then Register the Observer on EventServiceProvider.php

My Problem:

• When i register new user manually everything work fine, the event listening is triggering.
• But when i import, somehow my model not listening observer or not firing the event.

UserObserver.php

   // Everytime Lead is created, Notification is fired
   public function created(User $lead)
    {
            // Send Notification
            Notification::send($lead->salesmen, new NewUserNotification());
    }

EventServiceProvider.php

    public function boot()
    {
        
        User::observe(UserObserver::class);
    }

Import Code

<?php

namespace App\Imports;

use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\ToModel;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\WithBatchInserts;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\WithChunkReading;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\WithHeadingRow;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\WithStartRow;

class LeadsImport implements ToModel, WithBatchInserts, WithChunkReading, WithStartRow
{
    public function __construct()
    {
    }

    /**
    * @param array $row
    *
    * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|null
    */
    public function model(array $row)
    {
        if (!isset($row[0])) {
            return null;
        }

        return new User([
           'name'          => Str::title($row[$this->mappingKey[0]] ?? NULL),
           'gender'        => parseGender($row[$this->mappingKey[1]] ?? NULL),
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * @return int
     */
    public function startRow(): int
    {
        return 2;
    }

    public function batchSize(): int
    {
        return 1000;
    }

    public function chunkSize(): int
    {
        return 1000;
    }
}

Thank you

[patrickbrouwers]

When using batch inserts you cannot use events as eloquent is skipped and the models are inserted in 1 big query. You should either not use batch inserts if you want to send a notification per inserted row, or dispatch the notification event at the end of the import.

[sluxzer]

Yes it's perfectly working now.

Thanks for the answer and clear explanation sir.

Wish you all the best :)