invoiceninja/app/Models/TimesheetEvent.php

<?php namespace App\Models;

use Auth;
use Utils;

class TimesheetEvent extends Eloquent
{
    public $timestamps = true;
    protected $softDelete = true;

    /* protected $dates = array('org_updated_at');

    public function getDates() {
        return array('created_at', 'updated_at', 'deleted_at');
    } */

    /* public function setOrgUpdatedAtAttribute($value)
    {
        var_dump($value);
        $this->attributes['org_updated_at'] = $value->getTimestamp();
    }*/

    public function account()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('Account');
    }

    public function user()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('App\Models\User');
    }

    public function source()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('TimesheetEventSource');
    }

    public function timesheet()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('Timesheet');
    }

    public function project()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('Project');
    }

    public function project_code()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('ProjectCode');
    }

    /**
     * @return TimesheetEvent
     */
    public static function createNew($parent = false)
    {
        $className = get_called_class();
        $entity = new $className();

        if ($parent) {
            $entity->user_id = $parent instanceof User ? $parent->id : $parent->user_id;
            $entity->account_id = $parent->account_id;
        } elseif (Auth::check()) {
            $entity->user_id = Auth::user()->id;
            $entity->account_id = Auth::user()->account_id;
        } else {
            Utils::fatalError();
        }

        return $entity;
    }

    public function toChangesArray(TimesheetEvent $other)
    {
        $attributes_old = parent::toArray();
        $attributes_new = $other->toArray();

        $skip_keys = ['id' => 1, 'created_at' => 1, 'updated_at' => 1, 'deleted_at' => 1, 'org_data' => 1, 'update_data' => 1];
        $zeroisempty_keys = ['discount' => 1];

        $result = [];
        // Find all the values that where changed or deleted
        foreach ($attributes_old as $key => $value) {
            // Skip null values, keys we don't care about and 0 value keys that means they are not used
            if (empty($value) || isset($skip_keys[$key]) || (isset($zeroisempty_keys[$key]) && $value)) {
                continue;
            }

            // Compare values if it exists in the new array
            if (isset($attributes_new[$key]) || array_key_exists($key, $attributes_new)) {
                if ($value instanceof \DateTime && $attributes_new[$key] instanceof \DateTime) {
                    if ($value != $attributes_new[$key]) {
                        $result[$key] = $attributes_new[$key]->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
                    }
                } elseif ($value instanceof \DateTime && is_string($attributes_new[$key])) {
                    if ($value->format("Y-m-d H:i:s") != $attributes_new[$key]) {
                        $result[$key] = $attributes_new[$key];
                    }
                } elseif (is_string($value) && $attributes_new[$key] instanceof \DateTime) {
                    if ($attributes_new[$key]->format("Y-m-d H:i:s") != $value) {
                        $result[$key] = $attributes_new[$key]->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
                    }
                } elseif ($value != $attributes_new[$key]) {
                    $result[$key] = $attributes_new[$key];
                }
            } else {
                $result[$key] = null;
            }
        }

        // Find all the values that where deleted
        foreach ($attributes_new as $key => $value) {
            if (isset($skip_keys[$key])) {
                continue;
            }

            if (!isset($attributes_old[$key])) {
                $result[$key] = $value;
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }
}