Creating EAV based model in Magento 2

[sathyashrayan]

I know this might have been answered before but I am unable to find it. I want to have a step by step documentation of creating custom EAV based model in magento 2. I looked into catalog and customer setup files. But I find it difficult to grasp. Any help will be thankful for creating custom EAV based model in magento 2.

[avstudnitz]

I would never try that by hand. It was complicated in Magento 1, it is much more complicated in Magento 2. Have a look at the available code generators, perhaps one of them can create EAV models.

In fact, during 8 years of Magento development, I've never really seen the need to use EAV for my custom models.

Code Generators I know:

• https://github.com/astorm/pestle/
• https://github.com/staempfli/magento2-code-generator
• https://mage2gen.com/
• https://github.com/Krifollk/magento2-code-generator
• https://github.com/netz98/n98-magerun2

[Skynin · Accepted solution]

I recomend to read " Magento 2 Developer’s Guide" by  Branko Ajzele. The author shows the creating of module FoggylineOffice and this module required custom EAV model for Employee domain objects.

[sathyashrayan]

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@Skynin wrote:

I recomend to read " Magento 2 Developer’s Guide" by  Branko Ajzele. The author shows the creating of module FoggylineOffice and this module required custom EAV model for Employee domain objects.

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Thanks a lot for the solution. I could get the free code for chapter 8. Will update the same when I try some.