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Overview

The Food model represents menu items in the restaurant management system. It includes details about food items such as title, price, description, nutritional information, and category relationships.

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Table Information

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table
string
Table Name: food

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Model Definition

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Food extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;

    protected $table = 'food';

    protected $fillable = [
        'title',
        'price',
        'image',
        'description',
        'ingredients',
        'proteins',
        'calories',
        'size',
        'category_id'
    ];
}

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Fillable Fields

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title
string
required
The name/title of the food item
  • Validation: Required, max 255 characters
  • Example: “Grilled Salmon”
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price
decimal
required
The price of the food item
  • Database Type: decimal(8, 2)
  • Validation: Required, numeric, minimum 0
  • Example: 25.99
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image
string
Path to the food item image
  • Validation: Nullable, image file, max 2048KB
  • Example: “images/food/salmon.jpg”
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description
string
Description of the food item
  • Validation: Nullable, string
  • Example: “Fresh grilled salmon with lemon butter sauce”
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ingredients
text
List of ingredients used in the dish
  • Validation: Nullable, string, max 500 characters
  • Example: “Salmon, butter, lemon, herbs”
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proteins
string
Protein content information
  • Validation: Nullable, string, max 255 characters
  • Example: “35g”
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calories
integer
Calorie count of the dish
  • Validation: Nullable, numeric, minimum 0
  • Example: 450
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size
string
Size/portion information
  • Validation: Nullable, string, max 50 characters
  • Example: “Medium”, “Large”
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category_id
unsignedBigInteger
Foreign key reference to the categories table
  • Validation: Nullable, must exist in categories table
  • Database Constraint: Foreign key with SET NULL on delete
  • Example: 1

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Relationships

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belongsTo: Category

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Validation Rules

The StoreFoodRequest defines the following validation rules: 
public function rules()
{
    return [
        'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
        'price' => 'required|numeric|min:0',
        'description' => 'nullable|string',
        'ingredients' => 'nullable|string|max:500',
        'proteins' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
        'calories' => 'nullable|numeric|min:0',
        'size' => 'nullable|string|max:50',
        'category_id' => 'nullable|exists:categories,id',
        'image' => 'nullable|image|max:2048',
    ];
}

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Database Schema

Schema::create('food', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->string("title")->nullable();
    $table->decimal('price', 8, 2)->nullable();
    $table->string("image")->nullable();
    $table->string("description")->nullable();
    $table->text('ingredients')->nullable();
    $table->string('proteins')->nullable();
    $table->integer('calories')->nullable();
    $table->string('size')->nullable();
    $table->foreignId('category_id')
          ->nullable()
          ->constrained('categories')
          ->onDelete('set null');
    $table->timestamps();
});

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Timestamps

  • created_at: Automatically set when the record is created
  • updated_at: Automatically updated when the record is modified

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