Post.php

TLDR

This file defines the Post model class for the Blog system in the application. It extends the Model class provided by Laravel and utilizes traits to include additional functionality. The Post model represents a blog post and contains relationships with other models such as Author, Category, and Comment.

Classes

Post

The Post class is a model representing a blog post. It extends the Model class provided by Laravel and includes the HasFactory and HasTags traits. It has the following attributes and methods:

• Attributes:
  • $table: Specifies the database table to be used for storing blog posts.
  • $casts: Specifies the attribute types that should be cast to native.
• Methods:
  • author(): Returns the relationship between a blog post and its author. It defines a belongsTo relationship with the Author model.
  • category(): Returns the relationship between a blog post and its category. It defines a belongsTo relationship with the Category model.
  • comments(): Returns the relationship between a blog post and its comments. It defines a morphMany relationship with the Comment model.

<?php

namespace App\Models\Blog;

use App\Models\Comment;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphMany;
use Spatie\Tags\HasTags;

class Post extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;
    use HasTags;

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

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

    public function author(): BelongsTo
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(Author::class, 'blog_author_id');
    }

    public function category(): BelongsTo
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(Category::class, 'blog_category_id');
    }

    public function comments(): MorphMany
    {
        return $this->morphMany(Comment::class, 'commentable');
    }
}