From b95747bfe0309340a2642b33c2d134c2ecba1d5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kj <webmaster@outcontrol.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:14:25 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat(model): add type casting for DateTime

---
 src/Libs/Model.php | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Libs/Model.php b/src/Libs/Model.php
index d9cfc96..2cf4c88 100644
--- a/src/Libs/Model.php
+++ b/src/Libs/Model.php
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class Model
     }
 
     /**
-     * Handles type casting for properties, especially for Enums.
+     * Handles type casting for properties
      *
      * @param ReflectionProperty $property
      * @param mixed              $value
@@ -331,16 +331,25 @@ class Model
     protected static function castValue(ReflectionProperty $property, mixed $value): mixed
     {
         $type = $property->getType();
-        if (!$type || !enum_exists($typeName = $type->getName())) {
+        if (!$type) {
             return $value;
         }
 
-        if (method_exists($typeName, 'tryFrom')) {
-            return $typeName::tryFrom($value);
+        $typeName = $type->getName();
+
+        // Enum cast
+        if (enum_exists($typeName)) {
+            if (method_exists($typeName, 'tryFrom')) {
+                return $typeName::tryFrom($value);
+            }
+            if (in_array($value, array_column($typeName::cases(), 'name'))) {
+                return $typeName::{$value};
+            }
         }
 
-        if (in_array($value, array_column($typeName::cases(), 'name'))) {
-            return $typeName::{$value};
+        // DateTime cast
+        if (is_subclass_of($typeName, \DateTimeInterface::class)) {
+            return $value ? new $typeName($value) : null;
         }
 
         return $value;
@@ -391,6 +400,10 @@ class Model
             return $value->value ?? $value->name;
         }
 
+        if ($value instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
+            return $value->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        }
+
         return $value;
     }