Category.php

TLDR

This file defines the Category class, which is a model representing a blog category in the application.

Methods

posts

This method defines a relationship between the Category model and the Post model. It specifies that a category can have multiple posts. The method returns an instance of the HasMany class.

Classes

Class Category

This class represents a blog category in the application. It extends the Model class provided by the Laravel framework and uses the HasFactory trait.

The Category class has the following properties:

• $table (string): Specifies the database table name for the model (blog_categories).
• $casts (array): Specifies the data types of certain attributes of the model.

The Category class also defines the following method:

• posts(): Defines a relationship between the Category model and the Post model, indicating that a category can have multiple posts.

<?php

namespace App\Models\Blog;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;

class Category extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $table = 'blog_categories';

    /**
     * @var array<string, string>
     */
    protected $casts = [
        'is_visible' => 'boolean',
    ];

    public function posts(): HasMany
    {
        return $this->hasMany(Post::class, 'blog_category_id');
    }
}