allow a user to define the type overrides

src/Console/ModelsCommand.php

@@ -279,11 +279,24 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
             if (!isset($this->properties[$name])) {
                 continue;
             } else {
-                $this->properties[$name]['type'] = $realType;
+                $this->properties[$name]['type'] = $this->getTypeOverride($realType);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the overide type for the give type.
+     *
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getTypeOverride($type)
+    {
+        $typeOverrides = $this->laravel['config']->get('ide-helper.type_overrides', array());
+
+        return isset($typeOverrides[$type]) ? $typeOverrides[$type] : $type;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load the properties from the database table.
      *