alrahma_sunday_school_api/app/Models/EmailTemplate.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class EmailTemplate extends Model
{
    protected $table = 'email_templates'; // Your CI model only had updated_at (no created_at)
    public $timestamps = false;
    protected $fillable = [
        'code',
        'variant',
        'subject',
        'body_html',
        'is_active',
        'updated_by',
        'updated_at',
    ];

    protected $casts = [
        'is_active'  => 'boolean',
        'updated_by' => 'integer',
        'updated_at' => 'datetime',
    ];

    /**
     * Fetch a template by code and variant, falling back to 'default' if needed.
     * Active only.
     */
    public static function getTemplate(string $code, string $variant = 'default'): ?self
    {
        // Try exact active
        $row = static::query()
            ->where('code', $code)
            ->where('variant', $variant)
            ->where('is_active', true)
            ->first();

        if ($row) return $row;

        // Fallback to default variant
        return static::query()
            ->where('code', $code)
            ->where('variant', 'default')
            ->where('is_active', true)
            ->first();
    }
}