# Getting Started
# Defining Resources
By default, resources are stored in the app/Lyra directory of your application.
To create the resources you must execute the following command indicating the name of the resource, also with the -m parameter we can specify the name of the Eloquent model to which the resource belongs.
If no model is specified, the resource will be created assuming that a model with the same name as the resource exists in the 'app' folder.
$ php artisan lyra:resource Post
The main part of the resources is the model property, this property indicates the Eloquent model to which the resource belongs.
use App\Post as Model;
/**
* The resource Eloquent model
*
* @var string
*/
public static $model = Model::class;
The resources also have a fields method which returns an array with the different fields of the resource.
/**
* The fields' resource definition
*
* @return array
*/
public function fields()
{
return [
Id::make('Id'),
];
}
Newly created resources only have the Id field, in the section "Fields" you will find the different types of fields that exist and how they work.
# Register resources
Once you have created a new resource, you must add it to the menu in the configuration file so that it is registered in the system automatically.
Within the configuration you will find the menu array, below you can see an example of how you should register a new resource:
"menu" => [
...
[
"name" => "Posts",
"key" => "posts",
"icon" => "far fa-file-alt",
"resource" => App\Lyra\Post::class
]
]
The order of appearance in the menu array will determine the menu order for all users.
To learn more about the menu, go to "Menu Settings".