JSON field changes

[andrewpitts15]

On my model, I have a JSON field called "answers" that contains all the answers given by the user for various forms that can each have different questions based on the form schema.

class FormResponse extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;
    use LogsActivity;

    public $guarded = [];

    protected $casts = [
        'answers' => 'array',
    ];

    public function getActivityLogOptions(): LogOptions
    {
        return LogOptions::defaults()
            ->logOnly(['answers'])
            ->logOnlyDirty()
            ->dontLogIfAttributesChangedOnly(['updated_at']);
    }
}

I would like any changes to response to be stored in the activity log, but exclude any unchanged fields from the change log. The code I have is unfortunately storing values that haven't changed as well as those that have.

This is what I'm getting:

{"old": {"answers": {"name": "foo", "occupation": "Programmer"}}, "attributes": {"answers": {"name": "foo bar", "occupation": "Programmer"}}}

This is what I'd like

{"old": {"answers": {"name": "foo"}}, "attributes": {"answers": {"name": "foo bar"}}}

Is this possible? If so how do I do this? Thanks.

[Gummibeer]

Hey,
this is a perfect use-case for the new v4 changes pipeline:
https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v4/advanced-usage/manipulate-changes-array
You can create your own pipe that manipulates the changes array how you want it.