Models

In Laravel, a model is a way to interact with your database using PHP objects. It acts as a bridge between your application and the database.

What is a Model?

A model represents a table in your database. For example, if you have a users table, you create a User model to manage that table. It provides an easy way to perform operations like adding, updating, and retrieving records.

Eloquent ORM

Laravel uses Eloquent as its Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) tool. Eloquent makes it easy to interact with your database using an elegant and expressive syntax.

Defining a Model

To define a model in Laravel, you create a PHP class that extends Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model. Here’s a basic example:

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class User extends Model
{
    // The table associated with the model.
    protected $table = 'users';

    // The attributes that are mass assignable.
    protected $fillable = ['name', 'email', 'password'];
}

E-Commerce API Models in Wham Services

In our e-com API, models are organized within the wham-services directory. Each service within this directory handles a specific domain of the e-com system and contains its own set of models.

Directory Structure

The models are organized by functional areas in the wham-services directory. Here’s how they are structured:

Overview of Each Service

• auth/: Contains models related to authentication and user management.
• content/: Includes models for managing and retrieving content.
• contracts-customers/: Models for handling customer contracts and related information.
• delivery-method/: Models for different delivery methods and logistics.
• catalog/: Models for product catalogs and related functionalities.
• notification/: Models for handling notifications and messaging.
• orders/: Models for managing orders, including order details and statuses.
• payments/: Models for payment processing and transaction handling.
• products/: Models related to product management, such as product details and inventory.
• stock/: Models for stock management and availability tracking.
• trolley/: Models for shopping cart or trolley functionalities.
• users/: Models related to user profiles and management. `