alrahma_sunday_school_api/app/Models/FinalExam.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

class FinalExam extends BaseModel
{
    protected $table = 'final_exam';

    /**
     * legacy: useTimestamps = false (even though table has created_at/updated_at fields).
     * So we keep timestamps OFF and you can set created_at/updated_at manually if needed.
     */
    public $timestamps = true;

    protected $fillable = ['student_id', 'school_id', 'class_section_id', 'updated_by', 'score', 'semester', 'school_year', 'created_at', 'updated_at'];

    protected $casts = [
        'student_id' => 'integer',
        'school_id' => 'integer',
        'class_section_id' => 'integer',
        'updated_by' => 'integer',

        // score is often numeric; adjust if yours is integer
        'score' => 'decimal:2',
        'max_points' => 'decimal:2',
        'locked_by' => 'integer',
        'locked_at' => 'datetime',

        'created_at' => 'datetime',
        'updated_at' => 'datetime',
    ];

    /* Optional relationships */
    public function student()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(Student::class, 'student_id');
    }

    public function classSection()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(ClassSection::class, 'class_section_id');
    }

    /**
     * Equivalent of legacy getFinalExamScore()
     */
    public static function getFinalExamScore(
        int $studentId,
        string $semester,
        string $schoolYear,
        ?int $classSectionId = null
    ) {
        $q = static::query()
            ->select('score')
            ->where('student_id', $studentId)
            ->where('semester', $semester)
            ->where('school_year', $schoolYear);

        if ($classSectionId !== null) {
            $q->where('class_section_id', $classSectionId);
        }

        $row = $q->first();

        return $row?->score;
    }
}