SleepingOwlModel

Your models can extend SleepingOwl\Models\SleepingOwlModel. It gives you some benefits:

Validation

Validation method included. You dont need to implement it by yourself. For details see validation.

Default Order

Override scopeDefaultSort($query) to set your own default sort for this model.

class Person extends SleepingOwlModel
{
    public function scopeDefaultSort($query)
    {
        return $query->orderBy('last_name', 'asc');
    }
}

Now you can use

Person::all()

and results will be ordered by last name.

If you want to override order you can use

Person::withoutOrders()

to get query builder without default order.

Random Entity

Person::random()

Returns random entity.

Delete All

You can delete all entities with your deletion logic (deleting stored images, files or related entities).

MyModel::deleteAll()

Supported Date Formats

Eloquent cant automatically parse custom date format into database date format. If your class extends SleepingOwlModel you can use any date format PHP supports.