HaveSerializedColumns.php

<?php
/**
 * Trait for handling serialized columns for laravel projects
 */

namespace App\Traits;


trait HaveSerializedColumns
{
    public function getMetaAttribute($value)
    {
        return $this->unserialized($value);
    }
    
    public function setMetaAttribute($value)
    {
        $this->attributes['meta'] = $this->serialized($value);
    }
  
    public function getSettingsAttribute($value)
    {
        return $this->unserialized($value);
    }
    
    public function setSettingsAttribute($value)
    {
        $this->attributes['settings'] = $this->serialized($value);
    }
    
    private function unserialized($value)
    {
        if (! $value) return [];
    
        if (is_string($value)) return unserialize($value);
    
        return (array) $value;
    }
    
    private function serialized($value)
    {
        if (! $value) return serialize([]);
        
        if (is_string($value)) return $value;
        
        return serialize($value);
    }
}