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

database/factories/CategoryFactory.php

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Database\Factories;
-
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
-use Illuminate\Support\Str;
-
-class CategoryFactory extends Factory
-{
-    public function definition(): array
-    {
-        $name = fake()->unique()->words(2, true);
-
-        return [
-            'name' => Str::headline($name),
-            'slug' => Str::slug($name),
-            'description' => fake()->optional()->sentence(),
-        ];
-    }
-}

database/factories/ChannelFactory.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Database\Factories;
 
-use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Enums\ChannelCategory;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ChannelFactory extends Factory
 
         return [
             'user_id' => User::factory(),
-            'category_id' => Category::factory(),
+            'category' => fake()->randomElement(ChannelCategory::cases())->value,
             'slug' => Str::slug($name),
             'display_name' => Str::headline($name),
             'description' => fake()->sentence(),

database/migrations/2026_05_18_031006_replace_stream_categories_with_enum_on_channels_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('channels', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('category')->nullable()->after('user_id')->index();
+        });
+
+        $allowedCategories = ['gaming', 'music', 'talk-shows', 'education', 'creative'];
+
+        DB::table('categories')
+            ->select(['id', 'slug'])
+            ->orderBy('id')
+            ->get()
+            ->each(function (object $category) use ($allowedCategories): void {
+                if (! in_array($category->slug, $allowedCategories, true)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                DB::table('channels')
+                    ->where('category_id', $category->id)
+                    ->update(['category' => $category->slug]);
+            });
+
+        Schema::table('channels', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropConstrainedForeignId('category_id');
+        });
+
+        Schema::dropIfExists('categories');
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('categories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('name')->unique();
+            $table->string('slug')->unique();
+            $table->text('description')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
+        DB::table('categories')->insert([
+            ['name' => 'Gaming', 'slug' => 'gaming', 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+            ['name' => 'Music', 'slug' => 'music', 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+            ['name' => 'Talk Shows', 'slug' => 'talk-shows', 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+            ['name' => 'Education', 'slug' => 'education', 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+            ['name' => 'Creative', 'slug' => 'creative', 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+        ]);
+
+        Schema::table('channels', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->foreignId('category_id')->nullable()->after('user_id')->constrained()->nullOnDelete();
+        });
+
+        DB::table('categories')
+            ->select(['id', 'slug'])
+            ->orderBy('id')
+            ->get()
+            ->each(function (object $category): void {
+                DB::table('channels')
+                    ->where('category', $category->slug)
+                    ->update(['category_id' => $category->id]);
+            });
+
+        Schema::table('channels', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropIndex(['category']);
+            $table->dropColumn('category');
+        });
+    }
+};

database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Database\Seeders;
 
-use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Enums\ChannelCategory;
 use App\Models\PlatformSetting;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Services\Streaming\StreamKeyManager;
@@ -15,17 +15,6 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
      */
     public function run(): void
     {
-        collect([
-            ['name' => 'Gaming', 'slug' => 'gaming'],
-            ['name' => 'Music', 'slug' => 'music'],
-            ['name' => 'Talk Shows', 'slug' => 'talk-shows'],
-            ['name' => 'Education', 'slug' => 'education'],
-            ['name' => 'Creative', 'slug' => 'creative'],
-        ])->each(fn (array $category) => Category::query()->firstOrCreate(
-            ['slug' => $category['slug']],
-            ['name' => $category['name']],
-        ));
-
         PlatformSetting::current();
 
         $admin = User::query()->firstOrNew(['email' => 'admin@nyone.net']);
@@ -47,7 +36,7 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
         ])->save();
 
         $channel = $official->channel()->updateOrCreate([], [
-            'category_id' => Category::query()->where('slug', 'creative')->value('id'),
+            'category' => ChannelCategory::Creative,
             'slug' => 'nyone',
             'display_name' => 'Nyone Official',
             'description' => 'Official updates and live sessions from Nyone.',