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Overview

The Ecom platform provides a robust product management system that supports both physical and digital products with advanced features including multi-language support, variant management, taxes, flash deals, and inventory control.

Product Types

Supports both physical and digital products with dedicated workflows

Multi-Language

Built-in translation support for global e-commerce

Variant Management

Advanced SKU combinations with colors and custom attributes

Inventory Tracking

Real-time stock management with variant-level precision

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Product Model

The Product model is the core entity for managing products in the system.

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Key Relationships

Products support both a main category and multiple categories:
// Main category (single)
public function main_category()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(Category::class, 'category_id');
}

// Additional categories (many-to-many)
public function categories()
{
    return $this->belongsToMany(Category::class, 'product_categories');
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:27-35
Each product belongs to a brand and has an associated user (seller):
public function brand()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(Brand::class);
}

public function user()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:37-45
Products have multiple stock entries for variant management:
public function stocks()
{
    return $this->hasMany(ProductStock::class);
}
Stock is managed at the variant level, allowing different SKUs, prices, and quantities for each product variation.Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:67-70
Tax management with multiple tax rules per product:
public function taxes()
{
    return $this->hasMany(ProductTax::class);
}
Products are eager-loaded with taxes for efficient price calculations.Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:72-75
Customer engagement features:
public function reviews()
{
    return $this->hasMany(Review::class)->where('status', 1);
}

public function product_queries()
{
    return $this->hasMany(ProductQuery::class);
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:52-60

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Multi-Language Support

Products support multiple translations through the ProductTranslation model: 
public function getTranslation($field = '', $lang = false)
{
    $lang = $lang == false ? App::getLocale() : $lang;
    $product_translations = $this->product_translations->where('lang', $lang)->first();
    return $product_translations != null ? $product_translations->$field : $this->$field;
}

public function product_translations()
{
    return $this->hasMany(ProductTranslation::class);
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:15-25

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Translated Fields

  • Product name
  • Description
  • Unit of measurement

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Product Creation

The ProductController handles product creation with a multi-step wizard.

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Store Method

public function store(ProductRequest $request)
{
    $product = $this->productService->store($request->except([
        '_token', 'sku', 'choice', 'tax_id', 'tax', 'tax_type', 
        'flash_deal_id', 'flash_discount', 'flash_discount_type'
    ]));
    $request->merge(['product_id' => $product->id]);

    // Product categories
    $product->categories()->attach($request->category_ids);

    // VAT & Tax
    if ($request->tax_id) {
        $this->productTaxService->store($request->only([
            'tax_id', 'tax', 'tax_type', 'product_id'
        ]));
    }

    // Flash Deal
    $this->productFlashDealService->store($request->only([
        'flash_deal_id', 'flash_discount', 'flash_discount_type'
    ]), $product);

    // Product Stock
    $this->productStockService->store($request->only([
        'colors_active', 'colors', 'choice_no', 'unit_price', 
        'sku', 'current_stock', 'product_id'
    ]), $product);

    // Product Translations
    $request->merge(['lang' => env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE')]);
    ProductTranslation::create($request->only([
        'lang', 'name', 'unit', 'description', 'product_id'
    ]));

    flash(translate('Product has been inserted successfully'))->success();
    return redirect()->route('products.admin');
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php:207-246

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Variant Management

The platform supports advanced SKU combinations with colors and attributes.

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SKU Combination Generation

public function sku_combination(Request $request)
{
    $options = array();
    if ($request->has('colors_active') && $request->has('colors') && count($request->colors) > 0) {
        $colors_active = 1;
        array_push($options, $request->colors);
    } else {
        $colors_active = 0;
    }

    $unit_price = $request->unit_price;
    $product_name = $request->name;

    if ($request->has('choice_no')) {
        foreach ($request->choice_no as $key => $no) {
            $name = 'choice_options_' . $no;
            if (isset($request[$name])) {
                $data = array();
                foreach ($request[$name] as $key => $item) {
                    array_push($data, $item);
                }
                array_push($options, $data);
            }
        }
    }

    $combinations = (new CombinationService())->generate_combination($options);
    return view('backend.product.products.sku_combinations', 
        compact('combinations', 'unit_price', 'colors_active', 'product_name'));
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php:545-575

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Product Types

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Physical vs Digital

The system differentiates between physical and digital products using scopes: 
public function scopePhysical($query)
{
    return $query->where('digital', 0);
}

public function scopeDigital($query)
{
    return $query->where('digital', 1);
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:92-100

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Approved & Published

Products must be approved and published to be visible: 
public function scopeIsApprovedPublished($query)
{
    return $query->where('approved', '1')->where('published', 1);
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Models/Product.php:107-110

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Product Features

Flash Deals

Time-limited discounts with special pricing

Auction Products

Bidding system for auction-based products

Wishlist

Customer wishlist functionality

Today's Deal

Featured products for daily promotions

Featured Products

Highlighted products on homepage

Product Duplication

Clone products with all settings

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Product Updates

The update method handles comprehensive product modifications: 
public function update(ProductRequest $request, Product $product)
{
    // Product
    $product = $this->productService->update($request->except([
        '_token', 'sku', 'choice', 'tax_id', 'tax', 'tax_type', 
        'flash_deal_id', 'flash_discount', 'flash_discount_type'
    ]), $product);

    // Product categories
    if ($request->has('category_ids')) {
        $product->categories()->sync($request->category_ids);
    }

    // Product Stock - delete and recreate
    $product->stocks()->delete();
    $this->productStockService->store($stockData, $product);

    // Flash Deal
    if ($request->has('flash_deal_id')) {
        $this->productFlashDealService->store($request->only([
            'flash_deal_id', 'flash_discount', 'flash_discount_type'
        ]), $product);
    }

    // VAT & Tax
    if ($request->tax_id) {
        $product->taxes()->delete();
        $this->productTaxService->store($request->only([
            'tax_id', 'tax', 'tax_type', 'product_id'
        ]));
    }

    // Product Translations
    ProductTranslation::updateOrCreate(
        ['lang' => $lang, 'product_id' => $product->id],
        $request->only(['name', 'unit', 'description'])
    );
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php:313-395

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Bulk Operations

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Bulk Delete

public function bulk_product_delete(Request $request)
{
    if ($request->id) {
        foreach ($request->id as $product_id) {
            $this->destroy($product_id);
        }
    }
    return 1;
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php:428-437

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Status Management

public function updatePublished(Request $request)
{
    $product = Product::findOrFail($request->id);
    $product->published = $request->status;
    
    // Check seller subscription limits
    if ($product->added_by == 'seller' && addon_is_activated('seller_subscription') && $request->status == 1) {
        $shop = $product->user->shop;
        if ($shop->package_invalid_at == null
            || Carbon::now()->diffInDays(Carbon::parse($shop->package_invalid_at), false) < 0
            || $shop->product_upload_limit <= $shop->user->products()->where('published', 1)->count()
        ) {
            return 0;
        }
    }
    
    $product->save();
    return 1;
}
Location: ~/workspace/source/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php:482-503

Categories & Brands

Learn about product categorization and brand management

Cart & Checkout

Understand how products are added to cart and purchased

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