laravel-backend/database/seeds/UserSeeder.php

<?php

use App\Repositories\Role;
use App\Services\UserService;
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use App\Notifications\CustomNotification;

class UserSeeder extends Seeder
{

    private $userService;

    public function __construct(UserService $userService)
    {
        $this->userService = $userService;
    }

    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {
        // $this->userService->truncate();
        // DB::table('role_user')->truncate();

        $adminRole = Role::where('name', 'admin')->first();
        $operatorRole = Role::where('name', 'operator')->first();
        $userRole = Role::where('name', 'user')->first();

        // $demo_notification = new CustomNotification('Subject', 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab dolores libero at dolorem unde, consequuntur sed eveniet totam aperiam aspernatur.');

        $admin = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Kees',
            'last_name' => 'van de Wal',
            'email' => 'kees@ggzecademy.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        // $url = asset('images/kees.png');
        $url = 'https://ggzecademy.nl/web/uploads/2019/02/MG_5728-kees2.jpg';

        // $admin->addMediaFromUrl($url)->toMediaCollection('profile_pics');

        $admin->roles()->sync([
            $adminRole->id,
            $operatorRole->id,
            $userRole->id
        ]);

        // $admin->notify($demo_notification);

        $admin = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Maaike',
            'last_name' => 'Frumau',
            'email' => 'maaike@3110.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        $admin->roles()->sync([
            $adminRole->id,
            $operatorRole->id,
            $userRole->id
        ]);

        // $admin->notify($demo_notification);

        $admin = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Yongqing',
            'last_name' => 'Wang',
            'email' => 'yongqing@3110.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        $admin->roles()->sync([
            $adminRole->id,
            $operatorRole->id,
            $userRole->id
        ]);

        // $admin->notify($demo_notification);

        $admin = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Ingrid',
            'last_name' => 'Meuwissen',
            'email' => 'ingridmeuwissen@ggzecademy.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        $admin->roles()->sync([
            $adminRole->id,
            $operatorRole->id,
            $userRole->id
        ]);

        // $admin->notify($demo_notification);

        $operator = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Ingrid',
            'last_name' => 'van Dijck',
            'email' => 'ingridvandijck@ggzecademy.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        // $operator->notify($demo_notification);

        $operator->roles()->sync([
            $operatorRole->id,
            $userRole->id
        ]);

        $operator = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Margreet',
            'last_name' => 'Botter',
            'email' => 'margreet@ggzecademy.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        // $operator->notify($demo_notification);

        $operator->roles()->sync([
            $operatorRole->id,
            $userRole->id
        ]);

        $operator = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Marjolijn',
            'last_name' => 'Tijsmans',
            'email' => 'marjolijn@ggzecademy.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        // $operator->notify($demo_notification);

        $operator->roles()->sync([
            $operatorRole->id,
            $userRole->id
        ]);

        $user = factory(App\Repositories\User::class)->create([
            'first_name' => 'Inge',
            'last_name' => 'Jansen',
            'email' => 'inge@ggzecademy.nl',
            'password' => bcrypt('password'),
        ]);

        // $user->notify($demo_notification);

        // $url = asset('images/inge.jpeg');

        //$user->addMediaFromUrl($url)->toMediaCollection('profile_pics');

        $user->roles()->sync([
            $userRole->id
        ]);


        /**
         *  Creates a fake user
         */

        // factory(App\Repositories\User::class, 1)
        //     ->create()
        //     ->each(function ($user) use ($userRole) {
        //         $user->roles()->attach($userRole);
        //     });
    }
}