reconstruction of the project

app/Models/LateSlipLog.php

@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use App\Models\BaseModel;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 class LateSlipLog extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $table = 'late_slip_logs';
-    protected $primaryKey = 'id';
-        public $timestamps = false; // we control printed_at explicitly
+
+    // CI: useTimestamps = false (printed_at is controlled explicitly)
+    public $timestamps = false;
+
     protected $fillable = [
         'school_year',
         'semester',
@@ -22,34 +26,49 @@ class LateSlipLog extends BaseModel
         'printed_at',
     ];
 
+    protected $casts = [
+        'printed_by' => 'integer',
+        'slip_date'  => 'date',     // slip_date is Y-m-d
+        'printed_at' => 'datetime',
+        // time_in is often stored as TIME or string; keep as string unless you store as DATETIME
+        'time_in'    => 'string',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Best-effort insert of a single late slip print log.
      * Swallows DB errors to avoid blocking printing.
-     *
-     * @param array $data expects keys: school_year, student_name, slip_date (Y-m-d), time_in (H:i:s), grade, reason, admin_name
-     * @param int|null $printedBy user id of the admin performing the print
-     * @return bool success (best-effort)
      */
-    public function logSlip(array $data, ?int $printedBy): bool
+    public static function logSlip(array $data, ?int $printedBy): bool
     {
         $row = [
             'school_year'  => (string)($data['school_year'] ?? ''),
-            'semester'     => (string)($data['semester']    ?? ''),
+            'semester'     => (string)($data['semester'] ?? ''),
             'student_name' => (string)($data['student_name'] ?? ''),
-            'slip_date'    => $data['slip_date'] ?? null,
-            'time_in'      => $data['time_in'] ?? null,
+            'slip_date'    => $data['slip_date'] ?? null,   // Y-m-d
+            'time_in'      => $data['time_in'] ?? null,     // H:i:s
             'grade'        => (string)($data['grade'] ?? ''),
             'reason'       => (string)($data['reason'] ?? ''),
             'admin_name'   => (string)($data['admin_name'] ?? ''),
             'printed_by'   => $printedBy,
-            'printed_at'   => utc_now(),
+            'printed_at'   => now(), // use UTC if your app timezone is UTC
         ];
 
         try {
-            return (bool) $this->insert($row);
+            // create() returns model; treat as success if created
+            $created = static::query()->create($row);
+            return !empty($created->id);
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
+            Log::error('LateSlipLog::logSlip failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            return false;
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-            log_message('error', 'LateSlipLog::logSlip failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            Log::error('LateSlipLog::logSlip failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
             return false;
         }
     }
-}
+
+    /* Optional relationship */
+    public function printer()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'printed_by');
+    }
+}