WIP

Author: mattkingshott

src/Models/Statistic.php

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class Statistic extends Model
 {
     protected $guarded = [];
 
+    protected $casts = [
+        'values' => 'array',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Get the table associated with the model.
      *

tests/Test.php

@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ public function it_creates_triggers_for_inserted_and_deleted_user_records() : vo
 
         $this->assertEquals('', $statistics[0]->getRawOriginal('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('users', $statistics[0]->table);
-        $this->assertEquals(['count' => 1], json_decode($statistics[0]->values, true));
+        $this->assertEquals(['count' => 1], $statistics[0]->values);
 
         $this->assertEquals('1', $statistics[1]->getRawOriginal('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('users', $statistics[1]->table);
-        $this->assertEquals(['post_sum_likes' => '', 'post_count' => ''], json_decode($statistics[1]->values, true));
+        $this->assertEquals(['post_sum_likes' => '', 'post_count' => ''], $statistics[1]->values);
 
         User::query()->delete();
 
         $this->assertCount(1, Statistic::get());
 
         $this->assertEquals('', Statistic::first()->getRawOriginal('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('users', Statistic::first()->table);
-        $this->assertEquals(['count' => 0], json_decode(Statistic::first()->values, true));
+        $this->assertEquals(['count' => 0], Statistic::first()->values);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ public function it_creates_triggers_and_statistics_for_seeded_records() : void
 
         $this->assertEquals('', $statistics[0]->getRawOriginal('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('posts', $statistics[0]->table);
-        $this->assertEquals($expected, json_decode($statistics[0]->values, true));
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $statistics[0]->values);
 
         $this->assertEquals('', $statistics[1]->getRawOriginal('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('users', $statistics[1]->table);
-        $this->assertEquals(['count' => 2], json_decode($statistics[1]->values, true));
+        $this->assertEquals(['count' => 2], $statistics[1]->values);
 
         $this->assertEquals('1', $statistics[2]->getRawOriginal('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('users', $statistics[2]->table);
-        $this->assertEquals(['post_sum_likes' => 8, 'post_count' => 4], json_decode($statistics[2]->values, true));
+        $this->assertEquals(['post_sum_likes' => 8, 'post_count' => 4], $statistics[2]->values);
 
         $this->assertEquals('2', $statistics[3]->getRawOriginal('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('users', $statistics[3]->table);
-        $this->assertEquals(['post_sum_likes' => 14, 'post_count' => 4], json_decode($statistics[3]->values, true));
+        $this->assertEquals(['post_sum_likes' => 14, 'post_count' => 4], $statistics[3]->values);
     }
 }