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Channels control where products and other models are published across different storefronts.

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Overview

Channels allow products and other models to be published to different storefronts or sales channels. Lunar installs a default webstore channel during setup. 
Lunar\Models\Channel

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Fields

FieldTypeDescription
ididPrimary key
namestringThe display name of the channel
handlestringURL-friendly identifier, automatically slugified on save
defaultbooleanWhether this is the default channel
urlstring nullableAn optional URL associated with the channel
created_attimestamp
updated_attimestamp
deleted_attimestamp nullable

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Relationships

RelationshipTypeRelated ModelDescription
productsMorphToManyLunar\Models\ProductProducts assigned to this channel
collectionsMorphToManyLunar\Models\CollectionCollections assigned to this channel
discountsMorphToManyLunar\Models\DiscountDiscounts assigned to this channel

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Scopes

ScopeDescription
default($default = true)Filter to the default channel

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Assigning channels to models

Models can be assigned to different channels and optionally scheduled for availability within a date range. To add this functionality to a model, use the HasChannels trait: 
<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Lunar\Base\Traits\HasChannels;

class Product extends Model
{
    use HasChannels;
}
When using this trait, the scheduleChannel method becomes available: 
use Lunar\Models\Channel;

$channel = Channel::first();

// Schedule the product to be enabled in 14 days and disabled after 24 days.
$product->scheduleChannel($channel, now()->addDays(14), now()->addDays(24));

// Enable the product on the channel immediately.
$product->scheduleChannel($channel);

// The method also accepts a collection of channels.
$product->scheduleChannel(Channel::get());
There is also a channel scope available to models using this trait: 
use Lunar\Models\Product;

// Limit to a single channel
Product::channel($channel)->get();

// Limit to multiple channels
Product::channel([$channelA, $channelB])->get();

// Limit to a channel available the next day
Product::channel($channelA, now()->addDay())->get();

// Limit to a channel within a date range
Product::channel($channelA, now()->addDay(), now()->addDays(2))->get();