add test batches

app/Models/Staff.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use App\Models\BaseModel;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 
 class Staff extends BaseModel
@@ -29,9 +30,9 @@ class Staff extends BaseModel
     ];
 
     protected $casts = [
-        'user_id' => 'integer',
-        'created_at' => 'datetime',
-        'updated_at' => 'datetime',
+        'user_id'     => 'integer',
+        'created_at'  => 'datetime',
+        'updated_at'  => 'datetime',
     ];
 
     /* ============================================================
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ class Staff extends BaseModel
         // generated email. If an exact school-year row is missing but the user
         // already has any staff row, update that existing row instead of trying
         // to insert a duplicate-email record.
-        if (! $existing) {
+        if (!$existing) {
             $existing = static::query()
                 ->where('user_id', $userId)
                 ->orderByDesc('id')
@@ -150,11 +151,11 @@ class Staff extends BaseModel
 
         if ($existing) {
             // Preserve original created_at unless explicitly provided
-            if (! array_key_exists('created_at', $payload) && $existing->created_at) {
+            if (!array_key_exists('created_at', $payload) && $existing->created_at) {
                 $payload['created_at'] = $existing->created_at;
             }
             // Ensure updated_at exists
-            if (! array_key_exists('updated_at', $payload)) {
+            if (!array_key_exists('updated_at', $payload)) {
                 $payload['updated_at'] = $now;
             }
 
@@ -165,10 +166,10 @@ class Staff extends BaseModel
         }
 
         // Insert new row — set created_at/updated_at if not provided
-        if (! array_key_exists('created_at', $payload)) {
+        if (!array_key_exists('created_at', $payload)) {
             $payload['created_at'] = $now;
         }
-        if (! array_key_exists('updated_at', $payload)) {
+        if (!array_key_exists('updated_at', $payload)) {
             $payload['updated_at'] = $now;
         }
 
@@ -193,17 +194,17 @@ class Staff extends BaseModel
         $req = $updating ? 'sometimes' : 'required';
 
         return [
-            'user_id' => [$req, 'integer', 'min:1', 'exists:users,id'],
-            'firstname' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:120'],
-            'lastname' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:120'],
-            'email' => ['nullable', 'email', 'max:255'],
-            'phone' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:40'],
-            'role_name' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:80'],
-            'active_role' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:80'], // includes 'inactive'
-            'status' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:40'],
-            'school_year' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:20'],
-            'created_at' => ['nullable', 'date'],
-            'updated_at' => ['nullable', 'date'],
+            'user_id'      => [$req, 'integer', 'min:1', 'exists:users,id'],
+            'firstname'    => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:120'],
+            'lastname'     => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:120'],
+            'email'        => ['nullable', 'email', 'max:255'],
+            'phone'        => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:40'],
+            'role_name'    => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:80'],
+            'active_role'  => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:80'], // includes 'inactive'
+            'status'       => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:40'],
+            'school_year'  => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:20'],
+            'created_at'   => ['nullable', 'date'],
+            'updated_at'   => ['nullable', 'date'],
         ];
     }
 }