Changed channel categories from DB-backed Category records to a backed PHP enum

app/Enums/ChannelCategory.php

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Enums;
+
+enum ChannelCategory: string
+{
+    case Gaming = 'gaming';
+    case Music = 'music';
+    case TalkShows = 'talk-shows';
+    case Education = 'education';
+    case Creative = 'creative';
+
+    public function label(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::Gaming => __('Gaming'),
+            self::Music => __('Music'),
+            self::TalkShows => __('Talk Shows'),
+            self::Education => __('Education'),
+            self::Creative => __('Creative'),
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{value: string, label: string}
+     */
+    public function toOption(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'value' => $this->value,
+            'label' => $this->label(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return list<array{value: string, label: string}>
+     */
+    public static function options(): array
+    {
+        return array_map(
+            fn (self $category): array => $category->toOption(),
+            self::cases(),
+        );
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/ChannelController.php

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ChannelController extends Controller
     ): Response {
         abort_if($channel->isSuspended(), 404);
 
-        $channel->load(['category', 'liveBroadcast', 'user']);
+        $channel->load(['liveBroadcast', 'user']);
         $channel->loadCount('follows');
 
         $currentBroadcast = $channel->liveBroadcast;
@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@ class ChannelController extends Controller
                 'is_live' => $channel->is_live,
                 'viewer_count' => $channel->is_live ? $viewerCounts->current($channel) : 0,
                 'followers_count' => $channel->follows_count,
-                'category' => $channel->category ? [
-                    'id' => $channel->category->id,
-                    'name' => $channel->category->name,
-                    'slug' => $channel->category->slug,
-                ] : null,
+                'category' => $channel->category?->toOption(),
                 'owner' => [
                     'id' => $channel->user->id,
                     'name' => $channel->user->name,

app/Http/Controllers/CreatorDashboardController.php

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Enums\ChannelCategory;
 use App\Models\Broadcast;
-use App\Models\Category;
 use App\Models\Channel;
 use App\Services\Streaming\StreamKeyManager;
 use App\Services\Streaming\ViewerCountStore;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class CreatorDashboardController extends Controller
     {
         $channel = $request->user()
             ->channel()
-            ->with(['category', 'liveBroadcast', 'streamKey'])
+            ->with(['liveBroadcast', 'streamKey'])
             ->first();
 
         return Inertia::render('dashboard', [
@@ -34,14 +34,7 @@ class CreatorDashboardController extends Controller
                     ? $streamKeys->tokenizedPath($channel, (string) session('plain_stream_key'))
                     : null,
             ],
-            'categories' => Category::query()
-                ->orderBy('name')
-                ->get(['id', 'name', 'slug'])
-                ->map(fn (Category $category) => [
-                    'id' => $category->id,
-                    'name' => $category->name,
-                    'slug' => $category->slug,
-                ]),
+            'categories' => ChannelCategory::options(),
             'recentBroadcasts' => $channel
                 ? $channel->broadcasts()->with('vod')->latest()->limit(10)->get()->map(fn (Broadcast $broadcast) => [
                     'id' => $broadcast->id,
@@ -65,7 +58,7 @@ class CreatorDashboardController extends Controller
             'display_name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:80'],
             'slug' => ['required', 'string', 'min:3', 'max:40', 'alpha_dash:ascii', 'lowercase', 'unique:channels,slug'],
             'description' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:1000'],
-            'category_id' => ['nullable', 'exists:categories,id'],
+            'category' => ['nullable', Rule::enum(ChannelCategory::class)],
         ]);
 
         $channel = $request->user()->channel()->create([
@@ -92,7 +85,7 @@ class CreatorDashboardController extends Controller
             'display_name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:80'],
             'slug' => ['required', 'string', 'min:3', 'max:40', 'alpha_dash:ascii', 'lowercase', Rule::unique('channels', 'slug')->ignore($channel)],
             'description' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:1000'],
-            'category_id' => ['nullable', 'exists:categories,id'],
+            'category' => ['nullable', Rule::enum(ChannelCategory::class)],
             'thumbnail' => ['nullable', 'image', 'mimes:jpg,jpeg,png,webp', 'max:4096'],
         ]);
 
@@ -187,7 +180,7 @@ class CreatorDashboardController extends Controller
             'is_live' => $channel->is_live,
             'viewer_count' => $channel->viewer_count,
             'stream_key_last_used_at' => $channel->streamKey?->last_used_at?->toIso8601String(),
-            'category_id' => $channel->category_id,
+            'category' => $channel->category?->value,
             'live_broadcast' => $channel->liveBroadcast ? [
                 'id' => $channel->liveBroadcast->id,
                 'title' => $channel->liveBroadcast->title,

app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Enums\ChannelCategory;
 use App\Models\Channel;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
         $liveChannels = Channel::query()
             ->where('is_live', true)
             ->whereNull('suspended_at')
-            ->with(['category', 'liveBroadcast', 'user'])
+            ->with(['liveBroadcast', 'user'])
             ->withCount('follows')
             ->orderByDesc('viewer_count')
             ->latest()
@@ -28,14 +28,7 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
         return Inertia::render('welcome', [
             'canRegister' => Features::enabled(Features::registration()),
             'liveChannels' => $liveChannels,
-            'categories' => Category::query()
-                ->orderBy('name')
-                ->get(['id', 'name', 'slug'])
-                ->map(fn (Category $category) => [
-                    'id' => $category->id,
-                    'name' => $category->name,
-                    'slug' => $category->slug,
-                ]),
+            'categories' => ChannelCategory::options(),
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -52,11 +45,7 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
             'banner_url' => $this->mediaUrl($channel->banner_path),
             'viewer_count' => $channel->viewer_count,
             'followers_count' => $channel->follows_count ?? 0,
-            'category' => $channel->category ? [
-                'id' => $channel->category->id,
-                'name' => $channel->category->name,
-                'slug' => $channel->category->slug,
-            ] : null,
+            'category' => $channel->category?->toOption(),
             'broadcast' => $channel->liveBroadcast ? [
                 'id' => $channel->liveBroadcast->id,
                 'title' => $channel->liveBroadcast->title,

app/Models/Category.php

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Models;
-
-use Database\Factories\CategoryFactory;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\Fillable;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
-
-#[Fillable(['name', 'slug', 'description'])]
-class Category extends Model
-{
-    /** @use HasFactory<CategoryFactory> */
-    use HasFactory;
-
-    public function channels(): HasMany
-    {
-        return $this->hasMany(Channel::class);
-    }
-}

app/Models/Channel.php

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
+use App\Enums\ChannelCategory;
 use Database\Factories\ChannelFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\Fillable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasOne;
 
 #[Fillable([
     'user_id',
-    'category_id',
+    'category',
     'live_broadcast_id',
     'slug',
     'display_name',
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ class Channel extends Model
     protected function casts(): array
     {
         return [
+            'category' => ChannelCategory::class,
             'is_live' => 'boolean',
             'viewer_count' => 'integer',
             'suspended_at' => 'datetime',
@@ -48,11 +50,6 @@ class Channel extends Model
         return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
     }
 
-    public function category(): BelongsTo
-    {
-        return $this->belongsTo(Category::class);
-    }
-
     public function streamKey(): HasOne
     {
         return $this->hasOne(StreamKey::class);