🗓️ Availability Model

The Availability model stores schedule rules and date overrides. It is internally stored in the fcal_meta table with object_type = 'availability'.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
object_id	bigint	Reference ID (usually User ID)
key	string	Typically stores the schedule name
value	longtext	Serialized/JSON availability rules

Methods

getAuthor()

Returns an array of author details (name, avatar) for the owner of this availability.

Relations

calendar

Typically associated with calendars that use this shared availability.

Usage Examples

Retrieving a Host's Availability

use FluentBooking\App\Models\Availability;

$availability = Availability::where('object_id', $userId)->first();
$rules = $availability->value; // Returns the unserialized schedule array