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app/Models/UserJobAlert.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+class UserJobAlert extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'user_id',
+        'keywords',
+        'location',
+        'job_category_id',
+        'frequency',
+        'is_active',
+        'last_sent_at',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'is_active' => 'boolean',
+        'last_sent_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the user who created the alert.
+     */
+    public function user(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the category for this alert.
+     */
+    public function category(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(JobCategory::class, 'job_category_id');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Scope a query to only include active alerts.
+     */
+    public function scopeActive($query)
+    {
+        return $query->where('is_active', true);
+    }
+}