Laravel Spatie - Custom Attribute value when audit log via modal - laravel

Question

on my modal, I have two functions which I have used to log the data when it has been changed. those are below.
namespace App\Models;
use Spatie\Activitylog\Traits\LogsActivity;
use Spatie\Activitylog\LogOptions;
use Spatie\Activitylog\Contracts\Activity;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Receivinglogentry extends Model
{
use HasFactory;
use LogsActivity;
protected $fillable = [
'status',
'amt_shipment',
'container',
'po',
'etd_date',
'eta_date',
];
protected $casts = [
'po_ref' => 'json',
];
public function getActivitylogOptions(): LogOptions
{
return LogOptions::defaults()->logOnly(['*'])->logOnlyDirty();
}
public function tapActivity(Activity $activity,string $eventName)
{
$current_user = Auth::user()->name;
$event = $activity->attributes['event'];
$data = $activity->relations['subject']->attributes['container'];
$masterID = $activity->relations['subject']->attributes['id'];
$activity->description = "{$current_user} has {$event} Container : {$data}";
$activity->causer_name = $current_user;
$activity->master_id = $masterID ;
$activity->log_name = 'Receivinglogentry';
}
}
fillable data status has been stored as an integer value. but I have to log it as a string value something like PENDING or ACTIVE. any recommendation to log attributes customizably is appricated.

Answer 1

You can try ENUM concept but in Laravel 9 onwards. Here is a reference link - https://enversanli.medium.com/how-to-use-enums-with-laravel-9-d18f1ee35b56
There they describe about an enum UserRoleEnum:string which you can format as your own requirement.
In your case, the key itself is a number. So I suggest to make it as string as below.
enum StatusEnum:string
{
case STATUS_101 = 'Pending';
case STATUS_34 = 'Completed';
case STATUS_22 = 'On hold';
}
And then call it with your fillable status something like "STATUS_" + $fillable.status
If not using Laravel 9, you may try as below described in :
https://stackoverflow.com/a/55298089/2086966
class MyClass {
const DEFAULT = 'default';
const SOCIAL = 'social';
const WHATEVER = 'whatever';
public static $types = [self::DEFAULT, self::SOCIAL, self::WHATEVER];
and then write the rule as:
'type' => Rule::in(MyClass::$types)