README

Laravel Sortable v2 is a Laravel package designed to easily add sortable behavior to Eloquent models. This package allows you to manage the order of database records via simple trait inclusion.

Features

• Sortable Trait: Include a trait in your Eloquent models to enable sortable functionality.
• Automatic Order Management: Automatically manages the order field during creation and provides methods to move records up or down.
• Relation Support: Handles sorting within the context of a parent relationship, ideal for nested resources or grouped items.

Installation

To install the package, run the following command in your Laravel project:

composer require hippieua/laravel-sortablev2

Usage

Setup

1. Make migration to add sortable field to your model

php artisan make:migration "Add order_id to Categories"

public function up(): void
{
    Schema::table('categories', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->unsignedBigInteger('order_id')->default(0)->after('id');
    });

    Category::orderBy('id')->each(fn($category, $index) => $category->update(['order_id' => $index++]));
}

1. Include the Trait in Your Model

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Hippieua\Sortable2\Sortable2;

class Chapter extends Model
{
    use Sortable2;
}

1. Define Sortable Field and Optional Relation

Override methods in your model if you need a custom sortable field or a specific relation for sorting:

protected function getSortableField(): string
{
    return 'custom_order_field';  // Default is 'order_id'
}

protected function getSortableRelation(): ?BelongsTo
{
    return $this->belongsTo(ParentModel::class);  // Default is null
}

Managing Order

• Move an Item Up

$chapter = Chapter::find(1);
$chapter->moveUp();

• Move an Item Down

$chapter = Chapter::find(1);
$chapter->moveDown();

Events

The package hooks into several Eloquent model events to ensure data integrity:

• creating
• saving
• updating
• deleting
• retrieved
• Conditionally restoring if SoftDeletes is used.

Requirements

• PHP >= 8.0
• Laravel 9.x to 11.x

Contributing

Contributions are welcome, and any issues or pull requests should be submitted on the GitHub repository.

License

The Laravel Sortable v2 package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.