Cast Model Attributes to Backed Enums in Eloquent

Define PHP Backed Enums on model $casts to automatically hydrate strings and integers into typed Enums.

Storing status strings like 'active' or 'pending' as raw strings leads to typos. Defining Backed Enums inside model $casts makes sure typed enum object hydration.

namespace App\Models;

use App\Enums\PostStatus;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Post extends Model
{
    protected function casts(): array
    {
        return [
            'status' => PostStatus::class,
        ];
    }
}

• Automatically casts database scalar values into typed Backed Enum objects
• Provides full type safety and IDE auto-completion on model attributes
• Throws ValueError when database contains unmapped enum scalar values