Ekapp/skolehjem/app/User.php

<?php

//The Model to a certain Controller, should contain a class with Controller name to which it belongs.
// Allows needed strings to passed onto the database. if there is none. class should appear empty.

//Reference to where the file belongs.
namespace App;

//allows the use of many libraries.
use http\Env\Request;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
use Spatie\Permission\Traits\HasRoles;
use NotificationChannels\WebPush\HasPushSubscriptions;

//Class of which should extend Model Library
class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use Notifiable;
    use HasRoles;
    use HasPushSubscriptions;

    /**
     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    //protected variable which contains name of database field(s) to be filled.
    protected $fillable = [
        'name_first', "name_last", 'email', 'password', "phone", "resource_id"
    ];

    /**
     * The attributes that should be hidden for arrays.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $hidden = [
        'password', 'remember_token',
    ];

    /**
     * The attributes that should be cast to native types.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $casts = [
        'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
    ];

    public function setPasswordAttribute($password) {
        $this->attributes["password"] = Hash::make($password);
    }

    public function getLocale(\Illuminate\Http\Request $request) {
        return $request->cookie('languagesSetting');
    }
}