dataEncodingStatus === 'decoded') { return; } foreach ($model->getAttribute(static::getDataColumn()) ?? [] as $key => $value) { $model->setAttribute($key, $value); } $model->setAttribute(static::getDataColumn(), null); $model->dataEncodingStatus = 'decoded'; } protected static function encodeAttributes(self $model): void { if ($model->dataEncodingStatus === 'encoded') { return; } foreach ($model->getAttributes() as $key => $value) { if (! in_array($key, static::getCustomColumns())) { $current = $model->getAttribute(static::getDataColumn()) ?? []; $model->setAttribute(static::getDataColumn(), array_merge($current, [ $key => $value, ])); unset($model->attributes[$key]); } } $model->dataEncodingStatus = 'encoded'; } public static function bootVirtualColumn() { static::registerAfterListener('retrieved', function ($model) { // We always decode after model retrieval. $model->dataEncodingStatus = 'encoded'; static::decodeVirtualColumn($model); }); // Encode if writing static::registerAfterListener('saving', [static::class, 'encodeAttributes']); static::registerAfterListener('creating', [static::class, 'encodeAttributes']); static::registerAfterListener('updating', [static::class, 'encodeAttributes']); } protected function decodeIfEncoded() { if ($this->dataEncodingStatus === 'encoded') { static::decodeVirtualColumn($this); } } protected function fireModelEvent($event, $halt = true) { $this->decodeIfEncoded(); $result = parent::fireModelEvent($event, $halt); $this->runAfterListeners($event, $halt); return $result; } public function runAfterListeners($event, $halt = true) { $listeners = static::$afterListeners[$event] ?? []; if (! $event) { return; } foreach ($listeners as $listener) { if (is_string($listener)) { $listener = app($listener); $handle = [$listener, 'handle']; } else { $handle = $listener; } $handle($this); } } public static function registerAfterListener(string $event, callable $callback) { static::$afterListeners[$event][] = $callback; } public function getCasts() { return array_merge(parent::getCasts(), [ static::getDataColumn() => 'array', ]); } /** * Get the name of the column that stores additional data. */ public static function getDataColumn(): string { return 'data'; } public static function getCustomColumns(): array { return [ 'id', ]; } }