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https://github.com/sebastiaanluca/laravel-boolean-dates
Automatically convert Eloquent model boolean attributes to dates (and back).
https://github.com/sebastiaanluca/laravel-boolean-dates
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Automatically convert Eloquent model boolean attributes to dates (and back).
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sebastiaanluca/laravel-boolean-dates
- Owner: sebastiaanluca
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-07-26T14:05:46.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-02-25T00:40:51.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-24T15:19:11.588Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: attributes, boolean, dates, eloquent, gdpr, laravel, model, php
- Language: PHP
- Homepage: https://sebastiaanluca.com
- Size: 99.6 KB
- Stars: 34
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.md
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# Convert Eloquent boolean attributes to dates (and back)
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**Automatically convert Eloquent model boolean fields to dates (and back to booleans)** so you always know _when_ something was accepted or changed.
Say you've got a registration page for users where they need to accept your terms and perhaps can opt-in to certain features using checkboxes. With the new(-ish) GDPR privacy laws, you're somewhat required to not just keep track of the fact *if* they accepted those (or not), but also *when* they did.
### Example
User registration controller:
```php
$input = request()->input();
$user = User::create([
'has_accepted_terms' => $input['terms'],
'is_subscribed_to_newsletter' => $input['newsletter'],
]);
```
Anywhere else in your code:
```php
// true or false (boolean)
$user->has_accepted_terms;
// 2018-05-10 16:24:22 (Carbon instance)
$user->accepted_terms_at;
```
## Table of contents
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [How to install](#how-to-install)
- [How to use](#how-to-use)
- [Saving dates](#saving-dates)
- [Clearing saved values](#clearing-saved-values)
- [Retrieving values](#retrieving-values)
- [Retrieving fields as booleans](#retrieving-fields-as-booleans)
- [Retrieving fields as datetimes](#retrieving-fields-as-datetimes)
- [Array conversion](#array-conversion)
- [License](#license)
- [Change log](#change-log)
- [Testing](#testing)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Security](#security)
- [Credits](#credits)
- [About](#about)
## Requirements
- PHP 8.1 or 8.2
- Laravel 10
## How to install
**Add the package** to your project using composer:
```bash
composer require sebastiaanluca/laravel-boolean-dates
```
**Set up your Eloquent model** by:
1. Adding your datetime columns to the `$casts` property or `casts()` method
2. Adding the boolean attributes to `$appends`
3. Creating attribute accessors and mutators for each field
```php
*/
protected $casts = [
'accepted_terms_at' => 'immutable_datetime',
'subscribed_to_newsletter_at' => 'datetime',
];
/**
* The accessors to append to the model's array form.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $appends = [
'has_accepted_terms',
'is_subscribed_to_newsletter',
];
protected function hasAcceptedTerms(): Attribute
{
return BooleanDateAttribute::for('accepted_terms_at');
}
protected function isSubscribedToNewsletter(): Attribute
{
return BooleanDateAttribute::for('subscribed_to_newsletter_at');
}
}
```
Optionally, if your database table hasn't got the datetime columns yet, create a **migration** to create a new table or alter your existing table to add the timestamp fields:
```php
timestamp('accepted_terms_at')->nullable();
$table->timestamp('subscribed_to_newsletter_at')->nullable();
});
}
};
```
## How to use
### Saving dates
If a boolean date field's value is true-ish, it'll be automatically converted to the current datetime. You can use anything like booleans, strings, positive integers, and so on.
```php
$user = new User;
// Setting values explicitly
$user->has_accepted_terms = true;
$user->has_accepted_terms = 'yes';
$user->has_accepted_terms = '1';
$user->has_accepted_terms = 1;
// Or using attribute filling
$user->fill(['is_subscribed_to_newsletter' => 'yes']);
$user->save();
```
All fields should now contain a datetime similar to `2018-05-10 16:24:22`.
Note that the date stored in the database column **is immutable, i.e. it's only set once**. Any following updates will not change the stored date(time), unless you update the date column manually or if you set it to `false` and back to `true` (disabling, then enabling it).
For example:
```php
$user = new User;
$user->has_accepted_terms = true;
$user->save();
// `accepted_terms_at` column will contain `2022-03-13 13:20:00`
$user->has_accepted_terms = true;
$user->save();
// `accepted_terms_at` column will still contain the original `2022-03-13 13:20:00` date
```
### Clearing saved values
Of course you can also remove the saved date and time, for instance if a user retracts their approval:
```php
$user = User::findOrFail(42);
$user->has_accepted_terms = false;
$user->has_accepted_terms = null;
$user->has_accepted_terms = '0';
$user->has_accepted_terms = 0;
$user->has_accepted_terms = '';
// $user->has_accepted_terms = null;
$user->save();
```
False or false-y values are converted to `NULL`.
### Retrieving values
#### Retrieving fields as booleans
Use a boolean field's defined _key_ to access its boolean value:
```php
$user = User::findOrFail(42);
// true or false (boolean)
$user->has_accepted_terms;
```
#### Retrieving fields as datetimes
Use a boolean field's defined _value_ to explicitly access its (Carbon) datetime value:
```php
$user = User::findOrFail(42);
// 2018-05-10 16:24:22 (Carbon or CarbonImmutable instance)
$user->accepted_terms_at;
// null
$user->is_subscribed_to_newsletter;
```
### Array conversion
When converting a model to an array, the boolean fields will be included if you've added them to the `$appends` array in your model.
```php
$user = User::findOrFail(42);
$user->toArray();
/*
* Which will return something like:
*
* [
* 'accepted_terms_at' => \Carbon\CarbonImmutable('2018-05-10 16:24:22'),
* 'subscribed_to_newsletter_at' => \Illuminate\Support\Carbon('2018-05-10 16:24:22'),
* 'has_accepted_terms' => true,
* 'is_subscribed_to_newsletter' => true,
* ];
*/
```
## License
This package operates under the MIT License (MIT). Please see [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) for more information.
## Change log
Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.
## Testing
``` bash
composer install
composer test
```
## Contributing
Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CONDUCT](CONDUCT.md) for details.
## Security
If you discover any security related issues, please email [[email protected]][link-author-email] instead of using the issue tracker.
## Credits
- [Sebastiaan Luca][link-github-profile]
- [All Contributors][link-contributors]
## About
My name is Sebastiaan and I'm a freelance back-end developer specializing in building custom Laravel applications. Check out my [portfolio][link-portfolio] for more information, [my blog][link-blog] for the latest tips and tricks, and my other [packages][link-packages] to kick-start your next project.
Have a project that could use some guidance? Send me an e-mail at [[email protected]][link-author-email]!
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