/**
* Save the model to the database.
*
* @return bool
*/
public function save()
{
// If the model does not have any dirty attributes, there is no reason
// to save it to the database.
if ($this->exists and count($this->dirty) == 0) {
return true;
}
$model = get_class($this);
// Since the model was instantiated using "new", a query instance has not been set.
// Only models being used for querying have their query instances set by default.
$this->query = DB::connection(static::$connection)->table(static::table($model));
if (property_exists($model, 'timestamps') and $model::$timestamps) {
$this->timestamp();
}
// If the model already exists in the database, we will just update it.
// Otherwise, we will insert the model and set the ID attribute.
if ($this->exists) {
$success = $this->query->where_id($this->attributes['id'])->update($this->dirty) === 1;
} else {
$success = is_numeric($this->attributes['id'] = $this->query->insert_get_id($this->attributes));
}
$this->exists = true and $this->dirty = array();
return $success;
}
