Feat: External Engegement, Online Course and Patents

database/migrations/2025_04_01_182630_create_patents_table.php

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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('patents', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('department_id');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('faculty_id'); // Faculty who uploaded the publication
+
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->string('investigator');
+            $table->string('application_no');
+            $table->string('type');
+            $table->date('date_of_submission');
+            $table->date('date_of_filling');
+            $table->string('status');
+            $table->string('proof')->nullable(); // For file path
+
+            // Foreign keys
+            $table->foreign('department_id')->references('id')->on('departments')->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->foreign('faculty_id')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('cascade');
+
+            // Indexes for better performance
+            $table->index('department_id');
+            $table->index('faculty_id');
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('patents');
+    }
+};