*/ use HasFactory, SoftDeletes; /** * The table associated with the model. */ protected $table = 'topic_categories'; /** * The attributes that are mass assignable. * * @var list */ protected $fillable = [ 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'color', 'sort_order', 'is_active', ]; /** * The attributes that should be cast. * * @return array */ protected function casts(): array { return [ 'is_active' => 'boolean', 'sort_order' => 'integer', ]; } /** * Get the topics associated with this category through pivot table. */ public function topics(): BelongsToMany { return $this->belongsToMany(Topic::class, 'topic_category_details', 'topic_category_id', 'topic_id') ->withTimestamps(); } /** * Get active categories only. */ public function scopeActive($query) { return $query->where('is_active', true); } /** * Get categories ordered by sort_order. */ public function scopeOrdered($query) { return $query->orderBy('sort_order')->orderBy('name'); } }