citrus/app/Models/BlogComment.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;

class BlogComment extends Model
{
    use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;

    protected $fillable = [
        'blog_id',
        'name',
        'email',
        'content',
        'status',
        'parent_id',
        'ip_address',
        'user_agent',
    ];

    protected $casts = [
        'parent_id' => 'integer',
    ];

    public function blog()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(Blog::class);
    }

    public function parent()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(BlogComment::class, 'parent_id');
    }

    public function replies()
    {
        return $this->hasMany(BlogComment::class, 'parent_id');
    }

    public function scopeApproved($query)
    {
        return $query->where('status', 'approved');
    }

    public function scopePending($query)
    {
        return $query->where('status', 'pending');
    }

    public function scopeSpam($query)
    {
        return $query->where('status', 'spam');
    }
}