Implementing and Managing Soft Deletes in Eloquent

// In app/Models/Product.php
namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes; // Don't forget this trait

class Product extends Model
{
    use SoftDeletes;

    protected $fillable = ['name', 'price'];
}

// In a controller or route
use App\Models\Product;

// Create a product
$product = Product::create(['name' => 'Laptop', 'price' => 1200.00]);
echo "Product created: " . $product->name . "
";

// Soft delete the product
$product->delete();
echo "Product soft deleted.
";

// Attempt to find it (will not find soft-deleted by default)
$foundProduct = Product::find($product->id);
echo "Found product (after soft delete): " . ($foundProduct ? $foundProduct->name : 'None') . "
";

// Find soft-deleted products
$trashedProduct = Product::withTrashed()->find($product->id);
echo "Found trashed product: " . ($trashedProduct ? $trashedProduct->name : 'None') . "
";

// Only trashed products
$onlyTrashedProducts = Product::onlyTrashed()->get();
echo "Only trashed products count: " . $onlyTrashedProducts->count() . "
";

// Restore the product
if ($trashedProduct) {
    $trashedProduct->restore();
    echo "Product restored.
";
}

// Force delete (permanently remove)
$productToDeletePermanently = Product::create(['name' => 'Mouse', 'price' => 25.00]);
$productToDeletePermanently->forceDelete();
echo "Product force deleted permanently.
";