remove entry totals from Doubler database. Save list of entries for each doubler.

app/Models/Doubler.php

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ namespace App\Models;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 
-use function PHPUnit\Framework\isInstanceOf;
-
 class Doubler extends Model
 {
     // Specify that we're not using a single primary key
@@ -16,6 +14,10 @@ class Doubler extends Model
 
     protected $guarded = [];
 
+    protected $casts = [
+        'entries' => 'array',
+    ];
+
     public function student(): BelongsTo
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Student::class);
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ class Doubler extends Model
      */
     public static function syncForEvent($eventId): void
     {
-        if (isInstanceOf(Event::class, $eventId)) {
+
+        if ($eventId instanceof Event) {
             $eventId = $eventId->id;
         }
 
@@ -61,6 +64,11 @@ class Doubler extends Model
             } else {
                 $acceptedEntryId = null;
             }
+
+            // Form a list of entry IDs for this doubler
+            $entryList = [];
+            $entryList = $student->entriesForEvent($eventId)->pluck('id')->toArray();
+
             // Create or update the doubler record
             static::updateOrCreate(
                 [
@@ -68,8 +76,8 @@ class Doubler extends Model
                     'event_id' => $eventId,
                 ],
                 [
+                    'entries' => $entryList,
                     'accepted_entry' => $acceptedEntryId,
-                    'entry_count' => $student->entriesForEvent($eventId)->count(),
                 ]
             );
         }

database/migrations/2025_06_20_175904_create_doublers_table.php

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ return new class extends Migration
             $table->foreignIdFor(Event::class)->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete()->cascadeOnUpdate();
 
             // Doubler Specific Fields
-            $table->integer('entry_count');
             $table->json('entries')->nullable();
             $table->foreignIdFor(Entry::class, 'accepted_entry')->nullable()->constrained('entries')->cascadeOnDelete()->cascadeOnUpdate();