Using mysql native types that are not supported in laravel's schema builder

DatabaseMacroProvider.php

<?php

namespace App\Providers;

use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySqlPlatform;
use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\BlobType;
use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Grammars\Grammar;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

class DatabaseMacroProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Register services.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function register()
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Bootstrap services.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function boot()
    {
        Type::addType('mediumblob', BlobType::class);
        Grammar::macro('typeMediumBlob', function () {
            return 'mediumblob';
        });
        Blueprint::macro('mediumBlob', function (string $column) {
            return $this->addColumn('mediumBlob', $column, [
                'length' => MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_MEDIUMBLOB,
            ]);
        });
        Blueprint::macro('blob', function (string $column) {
            // Otherwise doctrine uses the length of the column by default and change to a binary column
            // does nothing.
            return $this->addColumn('binary', $column, [
                'length' => MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_BLOB,
            ]);
        });
    }
}

MyMigration.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class MyMigration extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::table('some_table', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->mediumBlob('data')->change();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::table('some_table', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->blob('data')->change();
        });
    }
}