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Eloquent model patterns and database layer. Use when working with models, database entities, Eloquent ORM, or when user mentions models, eloquent, relationships, casts, observers, database entities.
npx skill4agent add leeovery/claude-laravel laravel-models<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Models;
use App\Builders\OrderBuilder;
use App\Enums\OrderStatus;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
class Order extends Model
{
use HasFactory;
protected function casts(): array
{
return [
'status' => OrderStatus::class,
'total' => 'integer',
];
}
// Custom Query Builder
public function newEloquentBuilder($query): OrderBuilder
{
return new OrderBuilder($query);
}
// Relationships
public function user(): BelongsTo
{
return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
}
public function items(): HasMany
{
return $this->hasMany(OrderItem::class);
}
}protected function casts(): array
{
return [
'status' => OrderStatus::class, // Enum
'total' => 'integer', // Integer
'is_paid' => 'boolean', // Boolean
'metadata' => OrderMetadataData::class, // DTO
'completed_at' => 'datetime', // Carbon
'tags' => 'array', // JSON array
];
}'integer''real''float''double''string''boolean''array''json''object''collection''date''datetime''immutable_date''immutable_datetime''timestamp''encrypted''encrypted:array''encrypted:collection''encrypted:json''encrypted:object'public function user(): BelongsTo
{
return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
}
public function customer(): BelongsTo
{
return $this->belongsTo(Customer::class, 'customer_id', 'id');
}public function orders(): HasMany
{
return $this->hasMany(Order::class);
}
public function items(): HasMany
{
return $this->hasMany(OrderItem::class);
}public function profile(): HasOne
{
return $this->hasOne(UserProfile::class);
}public function roles(): BelongsToMany
{
return $this->belongsToMany(Role::class)
->withTimestamps()
->withPivot('assigned_at');
}public function deployments(): HasManyThrough
{
return $this->hasManyThrough(Deployment::class, Environment::class);
}// MorphTo
public function commentable(): MorphTo
{
return $this->morphTo();
}
// MorphMany
public function comments(): MorphMany
{
return $this->morphMany(Comment::class, 'commentable');
}use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
protected function fullName(): Attribute
{
return Attribute::make(
get: fn () => "{$this->first_name} {$this->last_name}",
);
}
// Usage
$user->full_name; // "John Doe"protected function password(): Attribute
{
return Attribute::make(
set: fn (string $value) => bcrypt($value),
);
}
// Usage
$user->password = 'secret'; // Automatically hashedprotected function email(): Attribute
{
return Attribute::make(
get: fn (string $value) => strtolower($value),
set: fn (string $value) => strtolower(trim($value)),
);
}class Order extends Model
{
public function isPending(): bool
{
return $this->status === OrderStatus::Pending;
}
public function isCompleted(): bool
{
return $this->status === OrderStatus::Completed;
}
public function canBeCancelled(): bool
{
return $this->isPending() || $this->status === OrderStatus::Processing;
}
}// ❌ Bad - business logic in model
class Order extends Model
{
public function cancel(): void
{
DB::transaction(function () {
$this->update(['status' => OrderStatus::Cancelled]);
$this->refundPayment();
$this->notifyCustomer();
});
}
}
// ✅ Good - business logic in action
class CancelOrderAction
{
public function __invoke(Order $order): Order
{
return DB::transaction(function () use ($order) {
$order->update(['status' => OrderStatus::Cancelled]);
resolve(RefundPaymentAction::class)($order);
resolve(NotifyCustomerAction::class)($order);
return $order;
});
}
}<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Observers;
use App\Models\Order;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
class OrderObserver
{
public function creating(Order $order): void
{
if (! $order->uuid) {
$order->uuid = Str::uuid();
}
}
public function created(Order $order): void
{
// Dispatch event, queue job, etc.
}
public function updating(Order $order): void
{
// Before update
}
public function updated(Order $order): void
{
// After update
}
public function deleted(Order $order): void
{
// After delete
}
}use App\Models\Order;
use App\Observers\OrderObserver;
public function boot(): void
{
Order::observe(OrderObserver::class);
}class Order extends Model
{
use HasUuid;
}// Route
Route::get('/orders/{order}', [OrderController::class, 'show']);
// Controller - automatically receives Order model
public function show(Order $order) { }Route::get('/orders/{order:uuid}', [OrderController::class, 'show']);public function resolveRouteBinding($value, $field = null)
{
return $this->where($field ?? 'id', $value)
->where('is_active', true)
->firstOrFail();
}AppServiceProvider::boot()Model::unguard()<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Providers;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
public function boot(): void
{
Model::unguard();
}
}$fillable$guarded// ✅ Good - no fillable/guarded
class Order extends Model
{
protected function casts(): array
{
return [
'status' => OrderStatus::class,
];
}
}
// ❌ Bad - don't use fillable
class Order extends Model
{
protected $fillable = ['name', 'email'];
}
// ❌ Bad - don't use guarded
class Order extends Model
{
protected $guarded = [];
}// Disable timestamps
public $timestamps = false;
// Custom timestamp columns
const CREATED_AT = 'creation_date';
const UPDATED_AT = 'updated_date';use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class Order extends Model
{
use SoftDeletes;
}$order->delete(); // Soft delete
$order->forceDelete(); // Permanent delete
$order->restore(); // Restore
Order::withTrashed()->find($id);
Order::onlyTrashed()->get();$orders = Order::all(); // Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection
$orders->filter(fn($order) => $order->isPending());
$orders->map(fn($order) => $order->total);
$orders->sum('total');app/Models/
├── Order.php
├── User.php
├── Concerns/
│ ├── HasUuid.php
│ ├── BelongsToTenant.php
│ └── Searchable.php
└── Contracts/
└── Searchable.phpit('can mass assign attributes', function () {
$order = Order::create([
'user_id' => 1,
'status' => 'pending',
'total' => 1000,
'notes' => 'Test order',
]);
expect($order->user_id)->toBe(1)
->and($order->total)->toBe(1000);
});
it('casts status to enum', function () {
$order = Order::factory()->create(['status' => 'pending']);
expect($order->status)->toBeInstanceOf(OrderStatus::class);
});
it('has user relationship', function () {
$order = Order::factory()->create();
expect($order->user)->toBeInstanceOf(User::class);
});Model::unguard()$fillable$guarded