reconstruction of the project

app/Models/Section.php

@@ -2,54 +2,111 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use App\Models\BaseModel;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 
 class Section extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $table = 'sections';
-    protected $primaryKey = 'id';
+
     protected $fillable = [
         'section_name',
         'description',
         'updated_at',
         'updated_by',
     ];
+
     public $timestamps = false;
-    const CREATED_AT = 'created_at';
-    const UPDATED_AT = 'updated_at';
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'updated_by' => 'integer',
+        'created_at' => 'datetime',
+        'updated_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    /* ============================================================
+     * Relationships (optional)
+     * ============================================================
+     */
+
+    public function updater(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        // Change User/Admin model to match your app
+        return $this->belongsTo(Admin::class, 'updated_by');
+    }
+
+    /* ============================================================
+     * Scopes
+     * ============================================================
+     */
+
+    public function scopeNamed(Builder $q, string $name): Builder
+    {
+        return $q->where('section_name', $name);
+    }
+
+    public function scopeSearch(Builder $q, string $term): Builder
+    {
+        $term = trim($term);
+        if ($term === '') return $q;
+
+        return $q->where(function (Builder $w) use ($term) {
+            $w->where('section_name', 'like', "%{$term}%")
+              ->orWhere('description', 'like', "%{$term}%");
+        });
+    }
+
+    /* ============================================================
+     * CI-compatible methods
+     * ============================================================
+     */
 
     /**
      * Get section by name.
-     *
-     * @param string $sectionName
-     * @return array|null
+     * CI: getSectionByName()
      */
-    public function getSectionByName($sectionName)
+    public static function getSectionByName(string $sectionName): ?self
     {
-        return $this->where('section_name', $sectionName)->first();
+        return static::query()->named($sectionName)->first();
     }
 
     /**
      * Update section details by ID.
-     *
-     * @param int $sectionId
-     * @param array $data
-     * @return bool
+     * CI: updateSection() (Laravel automatically updates updated_at)
      */
-    public function updateSection($sectionId, $data)
+    public static function updateSection(int $sectionId, array $data): bool
     {
-        $data['updated_at'] = utc_now(); // Set the updated_at timestamp
-        return $this->update($sectionId, $data);
+        $section = static::query()->find($sectionId);
+        if (!$section) return false;
+
+        // Laravel will set updated_at automatically when saving
+        return $section->fill($data)->save();
     }
 
     /**
      * Delete section by ID.
-     *
-     * @param int $sectionId
-     * @return bool
+     * CI: deleteSection()
      */
-    public function deleteSection($sectionId)
+    public static function deleteSection(int $sectionId): bool
     {
-        return $this->delete($sectionId);
+        $section = static::query()->find($sectionId);
+        if (!$section) return false;
+
+        return (bool) $section->delete();
+    }
+
+    /* ============================================================
+     * Optional validation helper (FormRequest/controller)
+     * ============================================================
+     */
+
+    public static function rules(?int $id = null): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'section_name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255', 'unique:sections,section_name,' . ($id ?? 'NULL') . ',id'],
+            'description'  => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:2000'],
+            'updated_by'   => ['nullable', 'integer'],
+        ];
     }
 }