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app/Models/Comment.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+class Comment extends Model
+{
+    //columns that are fillable in the table
+    protected $fillable = [
+        "content",
+        'user_id',
+        'post_id'
+    ];
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the post that the comment belongs to.
+     *
+     * @return BelongsTo
+     */
+    public function post(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Post::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the user that authored the comment.
+     * If the user is not found, return a default guest author.
+     *
+     * @return BelongsTo
+     */
+    public function user(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class)->withDefault([
+            'name' => 'Guest Author',
+        ]);
+    }
+}