Soft Deleting

Introduction

JCC-Eloquent supports soft deletes using a deleted_at column.

When soft deletes are enabled on a model:

• deleting a model sets deleted_at instead of removing the row
• default queries exclude rows where deleted_at is not null
• you can include or isolate trashed rows with query helpers

Enable soft deletes on a model

Soft deletes are disabled by default (softDeletes = false).

Add the deleted_at column in migration

Use the schema helper:

Querying trashed and non-trashed rows

Use model query helpers:

Deleting and restoring

Instance delete and restore

Bulk restore

Event behavior with soft deletes

Soft-deleting still triggers model lifecycle events:

• deleting before setting deleted_at
• deleted after the update
• restoring and restored around restore flow

Use deleteQuietly() if you need to skip events on an instance.