php - Laravel - Where to store statuses (flags)? Model, Class or config folder? -

i need extensively use statuses in mt project. need them users (active, suspended, etc), entity (active, pending_activation, inactive) , subscriptions(active, on_grace_period, not_subscribed, never_subscribed).

so far thought best way store them in db have feeling it's easier have them in other 3 options.

i thought can store them in eloquent model constants. example subscription model this:

// subscriptionmodel const subscribed_active = 1; const subscribed_on_grace_period = 2; const not_subscribed = 3; const never_subscribed = 4; 

and retrieving them, example in blade view:

// subscription/index.blade.php @if($user->subscription->status == /app/subscriptionmodel::subscribed_active)     <div>you subscribed. thank you</div> @elseif($user->subscription->status == /app/subscriptionmodel::never_subscribed)     <div>you need create subscription before being granted full access!</div> @elseif(...)     // , on 

how doing same using config folder , adding file called status.php. accessing in view like:

@if($user->subscription->status == config::get('status.subscription.subscribed_active')) <div>you subscribed. thank you</div> @elseif(...) // etc 

is there better way?

also, how other part of equation, meaning status stored in db. should have status column subscription table , store app dictates or bettter create separate table subscription_statuses , have foreign_key subscription_status_id in subscriptions table?

i tend create specific model statuses, acts enum. if have event model, may have corresponding eventstatus model looks this:

class eventstatus {     const cancelled = 'eventcancelled';     const postponed = 'eventpostponed';     const rescheduled = 'eventrescheduled';     const scheduled = 'eventscheduled'; } 

i can checks this:

$event->status == eventstatus::cancelled; 

and i’ll add convenience methods models too:

class event extends model {     public function iscancelled()     {         return $this->status == eventstatus::cancelled;     } } 

for “human-friendly” strings, i’ll have language file has text strings:

<?php // resources/lang/en/event_status.php  return [     eventstatus::cancelled => 'cancelled';     eventstatus::postponed => 'postponed';     eventstatus::rescheduled => 'rescheduled';     eventstatus::scheduled => 'scheduled'; ];