Product Meta Model

DB Table Name	{wp_db_prefix}_fct_product_meta
Schema	Check Schema
Source File	fluent-cart/app/Models/ProductMeta.php
Name Space	FluentCart\App\Models
Class	FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta

Attributes

Attribute	Data Type	Comment
id	Integer	Primary Key
object_id	Integer	ID of the associated object
object_type	String	Type of object (product, variation, etc.)
meta_key	String	Meta key name
meta_value	Text	Meta value (JSON encoded for arrays/objects)
created_at	Date Time	Creation timestamp
updated_at	Date Time	Last update timestamp

Usage

Please check Model Basic for Common methods.

Accessing Attributes

$productMeta = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::find(1);

$productMeta->id; // returns id
$productMeta->object_id; // returns object ID
$productMeta->object_type; // returns object type
$productMeta->meta_key; // returns meta key

Methods

Along with Global Model methods, this model has few helper methods.

setMetaValueAttribute($meta_value)

Set meta value with automatic JSON encoding (mutator)

• Parameters
  • $meta_value - mixed (array, object, or string)
• Returns void

Usage

$productMeta->meta_value = ['custom_data' => 'value', 'settings' => ['key' => 'value']];
// Automatically JSON encodes arrays and objects

getMetaValueAttribute($value)

Get meta value with automatic JSON decoding (accessor)

• Parameters
  • $value - mixed
• Returns mixed

Usage

$metaValue = $productMeta->meta_value; // Returns decoded value (array, object, or string)

Usage Examples

Get Product Meta

$productMeta = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::where('object_type', 'product')
    ->where('object_id', 123)
    ->get();

foreach ($productMeta as $meta) {
    echo "Key: " . $meta->meta_key;
    echo "Value: " . print_r($meta->meta_value, true);
}

Create Product Meta

$productMeta = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::create([
    'object_id' => 123,
    'object_type' => 'product',
    'meta_key' => 'custom_field',
    'meta_value' => 'custom_value'
]);

Store Complex Product Data

$productMeta = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::create([
    'object_id' => 123,
    'object_type' => 'variation',
    'meta_key' => 'product_options',
    'meta_value' => [
        'color' => 'red',
        'size' => 'large',
        'customizations' => ['engraving' => 'Happy Birthday']
    ]
]);

Get Meta by Key

$meta = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::where('object_type', 'product')
    ->where('object_id', 123)
    ->where('meta_key', 'product_thumbnail')
    ->first();

if ($meta) {
    echo "Thumbnail: " . $meta->meta_value;
}

Update Meta Value

$meta = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::find(1);
$meta->meta_value = ['updated' => true, 'timestamp' => now()];
$meta->save();

Get All Meta for Product

$productMetas = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::where('object_type', 'product')
    ->where('object_id', 123)
    ->get();

Get Meta for Variation

$variationMetas = FluentCart\App\Models\ProductMeta::where('object_type', 'variation')
    ->where('object_id', 456)
    ->get();

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