byrcsc/laravel-assignment · 1.x

Reading assignments.

Read the current holder, the workload, and the full history from either side of an assignment.

Both traits read the same assignments table from their own side. An assignable asks who has it. An assignee asks what it is holding.

From the assignable

$enquiry->assignment();          // the open assignment, or null
$enquiry->openAssignment();      // the same row, longer name
$enquiry->assignee();            // the assignee model, or null
$enquiry->isAssigned();          // is the slot filled
$enquiry->queuedAssignment();    // the queue entry, if it is waiting
$enquiry->assignments;           // every row, oldest first

Each of them takes an optional role, and the role-less slot is its own slot:

$callout->assignee('crew');
$callout->isAssigned('supervisor');
$callout->assignment();        // the slot with no role, likely null here

assignment() and openAssignment() are the same method under two names. Both return the row holding the slot, which is the active assignment when there is one, or an unanswered offer that has not expired.

assignments sorts rows oldest first by created_at and then by id, so the relation reads as a timeline.

From the assignee

$crew->activeAssignments;    // active rows only
$crew->openAssignments;      // active plus unanswered offers
$crew->assignments;          // every row this crew ever had
$crew->workload();           // how many are open
$crew->workload(Callout::class);   // how many open, of one assignable type

workload() counts the same rows as openAssignments, so an assignee holding one callout and one unanswered offer has a workload of 2. LeastWorkload uses the same definition, so a capacity filter you write agrees with the policy the engine runs.

The type argument accepts a class name and honours the morph map, so it works whether or not assignable_type stores aliases.

Unlike the assignable's relation, these are not ordered. Add your own latest() or oldest() when order matters.

Query scopes

Assignment has these scopes, each usable on any of the relations above:

Scope	Matches
`open()`	Active, or offered with no expiry or a future expiry
`active()`	Status is active
`offered()`	Status is offered, whether or not it is overdue
`ended()`	Status is ended
`expired()`	Offered, with an expiry that has passed

$callout->assignments()->ended()->get();          // past holders
$crew->assignments()->expired()->count();        // offers this crew let lapse
Assignment::query()->open()->count();              // open work everywhere

open() and expired() both read expires_at, so they agree with the timestamp rather than with the stored status. offered() checks only the stored status. Use it to find rows that are overdue but not yet ended.

What a row carries

$assignment->assignable;        // back to the Enquiry, Callout, ...
$assignment->assignee;          // the Tradie, Crew, ...
$assignment->assignedBy;        // the actor, or null when the engine did it
$assignment->role;              // the slot, or null
$assignment->status;            // AssignmentStatus enum
$assignment->ended_reason;      // EndReason enum, or null while open
$assignment->offered_at;
$assignment->accepted_at;
$assignment->expires_at;
$assignment->ended_at;
$assignment->scope;             // which rotation produced it

The model casts the four timestamps to CarbonImmutable. status and ended_reason are backed enums, so comparisons are type safe:

use ByRcsc\LaravelAssignment\Enums\EndReason;

$assignment->ended_reason === EndReason::Declined;

These predicates read the state without touching the enums:

$assignment->isOpen();
$assignment->isActive();
$assignment->isOffered();
$assignment->isEnded();
$assignment->isExpired();

Reporting examples

Who currently holds work, by assignee:

use ByRcsc\LaravelAssignment\Models\Assignment;

Assignment::query()
    ->open()
    ->selectRaw('assignee_type, assignee_id, COUNT(*) as open_count')
    ->groupBy('assignee_type', 'assignee_id')
    ->get();

How often offers are refused:

Assignment::query()
    ->ended()
    ->whereIn('ended_reason', [EndReason::Declined, EndReason::Expired])
    ->count();

How long a callout waited for a crew:

$accepted = $callout->assignments()
    ->where('role', 'crew')
    ->whereNotNull('accepted_at')
    ->first();

$accepted?->created_at->diffInSeconds($accepted->accepted_at);

What it does not do

Eager load for you. assignable and assignee are morph relations. Use with('assignee') when you are reading many rows.
Index your reporting queries. The table is indexed for the engine's own access paths: the open-slot constraint, assignee and status, assignable and creation time, status and expiry, and cascade id. A report that groups on something else may need its own index.
Expose the slot column. The column is internal, and the model hides it from array and JSON output.

Reading assignments.

Read the current holder, the workload, and the full history from either side of an assignment.

Both traits read the same assignments table from their own side. An assignable asks who has it. An assignee asks what it is holding.

From the assignable

$enquiry->assignment();          // the open assignment, or null
$enquiry->openAssignment();      // the same row, longer name
$enquiry->assignee();            // the assignee model, or null
$enquiry->isAssigned();          // is the slot filled
$enquiry->queuedAssignment();    // the queue entry, if it is waiting
$enquiry->assignments;           // every row, oldest first

Each of them takes an optional role, and the role-less slot is its own slot:

$callout->assignee('crew');
$callout->isAssigned('supervisor');
$callout->assignment();        // the slot with no role, likely null here

assignments sorts rows oldest first by created_at and then by id, so the relation reads as a timeline.

From the assignee

$crew->activeAssignments;    // active rows only
$crew->openAssignments;      // active plus unanswered offers
$crew->assignments;          // every row this crew ever had
$crew->workload();           // how many are open
$crew->workload(Callout::class);   // how many open, of one assignable type

The type argument accepts a class name and honours the morph map, so it works whether or not assignable_type stores aliases.

Unlike the assignable's relation, these are not ordered. Add your own latest() or oldest() when order matters.

Query scopes

Assignment has these scopes, each usable on any of the relations above:

Scope	Matches
`open()`	Active, or offered with no expiry or a future expiry
`active()`	Status is active
`offered()`	Status is offered, whether or not it is overdue
`ended()`	Status is ended
`expired()`	Offered, with an expiry that has passed

$callout->assignments()->ended()->get();          // past holders
$crew->assignments()->expired()->count();        // offers this crew let lapse
Assignment::query()->open()->count();              // open work everywhere

What a row carries

$assignment->assignable;        // back to the Enquiry, Callout, ...
$assignment->assignee;          // the Tradie, Crew, ...
$assignment->assignedBy;        // the actor, or null when the engine did it
$assignment->role;              // the slot, or null
$assignment->status;            // AssignmentStatus enum
$assignment->ended_reason;      // EndReason enum, or null while open
$assignment->offered_at;
$assignment->accepted_at;
$assignment->expires_at;
$assignment->ended_at;
$assignment->scope;             // which rotation produced it

The model casts the four timestamps to CarbonImmutable. status and ended_reason are backed enums, so comparisons are type safe:

use ByRcsc\LaravelAssignment\Enums\EndReason;

$assignment->ended_reason === EndReason::Declined;

These predicates read the state without touching the enums:

$assignment->isOpen();
$assignment->isActive();
$assignment->isOffered();
$assignment->isEnded();
$assignment->isExpired();

Reporting examples

Who currently holds work, by assignee:

use ByRcsc\LaravelAssignment\Models\Assignment;

Assignment::query()
    ->open()
    ->selectRaw('assignee_type, assignee_id, COUNT(*) as open_count')
    ->groupBy('assignee_type', 'assignee_id')
    ->get();

How often offers are refused:

Assignment::query()
    ->ended()
    ->whereIn('ended_reason', [EndReason::Declined, EndReason::Expired])
    ->count();

How long a callout waited for a crew:

$accepted = $callout->assignments()
    ->where('role', 'crew')
    ->whereNotNull('accepted_at')
    ->first();

$accepted?->created_at->diffInSeconds($accepted->accepted_at);

What it does not do

Eager load for you. assignable and assignee are morph relations. Use with('assignee') when you are reading many rows.
Index your reporting queries. The table is indexed for the engine's own access paths: the open-slot constraint, assignee and status, assignable and creation time, status and expiry, and cascade id. A report that groups on something else may need its own index.
Expose the slot column. The column is internal, and the model hides it from array and JSON output.

Reading assignments.

From the assignable

From the assignee

Query scopes

What a row carries

Reporting examples

What it does not do

What to read next

Reading assignments.

From the assignable

From the assignee

Query scopes

What a row carries

Reporting examples

What it does not do

What to read next