README

Add expiring feature to Eloquent models in Laravel 5.

Background

This has been developed to simplify adding expirable feature to any eloquent model on your laravel project.

Installation

To install the package via Composer:

$ composer require yarob/laravel-expirable

Then, update config/app.php by adding an entry for the service provider.

'providers' => [
    // ...
    Yarob\LaravelExpirable\ServiceProvider::class,
];

Finally, via terminal, publish the default configuration file (if you need to, see below):

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Yarob\LaravelExpirable\ServiceProvider"

Updating your Eloquent Models

Your models can now use the Expirable trait. You must also add expire_at to your $dates array in the model as shown in the example below

use Yarob\LaravelExpirable\Expirable;

class User extends Model
{
    use Expirable;
    
    /**
     * The attributes that should be mutated to dates.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $dates = [
        'expire_at'
    ];

}

Migration

Your model MUST have column named expire_at in the database to store the expiry date value. You can add this manually via a migration on the intended model $table->timestamp('expire_at')->nullable();.

Usage

There are three basic functions in Expirable trait:

• hasExpired() to check if model has expired or not returns boolean
• timeToLive() returns number of seconds left on models life, could be minus if has expired already! returns false if not applicable.
• reviveExpired($numberOfSeconds=null) if model has expired you can then revive it by using this function and supplying $numberOfSeconds revival period starting from now(). If $numberOfSeconds is not supplied then will default back to the value set in expirable.php in config folder, if set! Otherwise it will not do anything and returns false.
• Model has null expiry date means a non-expirable model and lives forever, e.g. $user->expire_at = null;

Example:-

$user = App\User::get();

foreach($users as $user) {
		if($user->hasExpired())
		{
			var_dump($user->timeToLive());
			$user->reviveExpired();
			
			var_dump($user->timeToLive());	
		}
		else
		{
		    $user->expire_at = \Carbon\Carbon::now()->addDay(-10);// you can add minus values
            $user->save();
                        
            var_dump($user->timeToLive());	
		}
	}

Querying Expirable Models

Expired models (passed it’s expiry date) will automatically be excluded from query results. For example:-

 $users = App\User::get();

will only gets models that has NOT expired or has null expiry date. Any expired models WILL be auto-excluded.

Including expired Models

You can force expired models to appear in query results using withHasExpiry

$users = App\User::withHasExpiry()->get();

Retrieving Only Expired Models

The onlyHasExpiry method can be used on a relationship query:

$users = App\User::onlyHasExpiry()->get();

This will exclude ONLY null expiry date from results. Please note this will get ALL models that have non null expiry date, regradless of their expiry date.

Retrieving Models has null expiry

The withoutHasExpiry method can be used in this case:

$users = App\User::withoutHasExpiry()->get();

This will bring models that has null expiry date.

Configuration

Configuration is not usually needed, unless you want to set a default revival time to a model(s). A default value of 86400 seconds is set for user model, as an example, but feel free to change that to any value you want. Here is an example configuration:

return [

	/**
	 * Revival Time in seconds used to extend life in expired models
	 */

	'User' => [
		'revival_time' => 24*60*60,
	]
];

Pay attention that Model name in expirable.php is case sensitive! so if you have a foo Model, then

return [
    'foo' => [
    		'revival_time' => 24*60*60,
    	],
];

Copyright and License

laravel-expirable was written by Yarob Al-Taay and is released under the MIT License.

Copyright (c) 2017 Yarob Al-Taay