From 5003f31d7cb18428453a9f67ac46396fdb8c20c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Fabian @ Blax Software" <fabian@blax.at>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 09:23:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] A category traits methods

---
 src/Traits/HasCategories.php | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Traits/HasCategories.php b/src/Traits/HasCategories.php
index d937d44..f274862 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasCategories.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasCategories.php
@@ -134,6 +134,40 @@ trait HasCategories
         $this->categories()->sync($categories);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sync categories by name
+     *
+     * @param  array<string>  $categories
+     */
+    public function syncCategoriesByNames(array $categories): void
+    {
+        $categoryIds = [];
+
+        foreach ($categories as $name) {
+            $category = config('shop.models.product_category')::firstOrCreate(['name' => $name]);
+            $categoryIds[] = $category->id;
+        }
+
+        $this->categories()->sync($categoryIds);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sync categories by slug
+     *
+     * @param  array<string>  $categories
+     */
+    public function syncCategoriesBySlugs(array $categories): void
+    {
+        $categoryIds = [];
+
+        foreach ($categories as $slug) {
+            $category = config('shop.models.product_category')::firstOrCreate(['slug' => $slug]);
+            $categoryIds[] = $category->id;
+        }
+
+        $this->categories()->sync($categoryIds);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Attach or create a category by name.
      */