Laravel Model Events - I'm a bit confused about where they're meant to go

Question

So the way I see it is that a good Laravel application should be very model- and event-driven.

I have a Model called Article. I wish to send email alert

Answer 1

You can opt for the Observer approach to deal with Model Events. For example, here is my BaseObserver:

Now if I am to create a Product Model, its Observer would look like this:

author_id = Sentry::getUser()->id;
    }

    public function created(Eloquent $model)
    {
        if(Input::hasFile('logo')) Image::make(Input::file('logo')->getRealPath())->save(public_path() ."/gfx/product/logo_{$model->id}.png");
    }

    public function updating(Eloquent $model)
    {
        $model->author_id = Sentry::getUser()->id;
    }

    public function updated(Eloquent $model)
    {
        if(Input::has('payment_types')) $model->paymentTypes()->attach(Input::get('payment_types'));

        //Upload logo
        $this->created($model);
    }
}

Regarding listeners, I create an observers.php file inside Observers dir and I include it from the AppServiceProvider. Here is a snippet from within the observers.php file:

All of this is regarding Model Events.

If you need to send an e-mail after a record is created, it would be cleaner to use the Laravel 'other' Events, as you will have a dedicated class to deal with just that, and fire it, when you wish, from the Controller.

The 'other' Events will have much more purpose as the more automated your app becomes, think of all the daily cronjobs you will need at some point. There will be no more cleaner way to deal with that other than 'other' Events.