Automating Actions with Laravel Eloquent Model Events and Observers

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class User extends Model
{
    // ... model definition ...
}

// 1. Define an Observer Class
// php artisan make:observer UserObserver --model=User
class UserObserver
{
    public function creating(User $user)
    {
        // Fires before a User is created
        logger("Creating user: " . $user->email);
        // $user->uuid = (string) Str::uuid(); // Example: set a UUID
    }

    public function created(User $user)
    {
        // Fires after a User has been created
        logger("User created: " . $user->id);
        // SendWelcomeEmail::dispatch($user); // Example: dispatch a job
    }

    public function updating(User $user)
    {
        // Fires before a User is updated
        logger("Updating user: " . $user->id);
    }

    public function updated(User $user)
    {
        // Fires after a User has been updated
        logger("User updated: " . $user->id);
    }

    public function deleting(User $user)
    {
        // Fires before a User is deleted
        logger("Deleting user: " . $user->id);
    }

    public function deleted(User $user)
    {
        // Fires after a User has been deleted
        logger("User deleted: " . $user->id);
    }

    // Other events: saving, saved, restoring, restored, retrieving, forceDeleting, forceDeleted
}

// 2. Register the Observer (typically in App\Providers\EventServiceProvider)
// In your EventServiceProvider's boot method:
// use App\Models\User;
// use App\Observers\UserObserver;
// User::observe(UserObserver::class);