include vagrant and update README

database/seeds/DevelopmentSeeder.php

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+<?php
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+
+class DevelopmentSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the database seeds.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $this->seed_from_yaml();
+    }
+
+    protected function time(): string
+    {
+        return Carbon::now('UTC')->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+    }
+
+    protected function seed_from_yaml(): void
+    {
+        $time_fields = ['created_at', 'updated_at'];
+
+        $yml = Yaml::parse(file_get_contents(database_path('seeds/dev.yml')));
+        foreach ($yml as $table => $rows) {
+            foreach ($rows as $row) {
+
+                # encrypt any password fields
+                if(in_array('password', $row, true)) {
+                    $row['password'] = bcrypt($row['password']);
+                }
+
+                # if any time fields are == to "now", then insert the right time
+                foreach($time_fields as $tf) {
+                    if(in_array($tf, $row, true) && $row[$tf] === 'now') {
+                        $row[$tf] = $this->time();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                DB::table($table)->insert($row);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}