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<?php namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable;

class Employee extends Model implements Authenticatable {

    protected $table = 'employees';
    protected $primaryKey = 'employee_id';
    protected $fillable = ['employee_id','firstname','lastname','grade','blackboard_id','attempt_date'];


    /**
     * Get the unique identifier for the user.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getAuthIdentifier()
    {
        return $this->attributes[$this->primaryKey];
    }

    /**
     * Get the password for the user.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getAuthPassword()
    {
        // TODO: Implement getAuthPassword() method.
    }

    /**
     * Get the token value for the "remember me" session.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getRememberToken()
    {
        // TODO: Implement getRememberToken() method.
    }

    /**
     * Set the token value for the "remember me" session.
     *
     * @param  string $value
     * @return void
     */
    public function setRememberToken($value)
    {
        // TODO: Implement setRememberToken() method.
    }

    /**
     * Get the column name for the "remember me" token.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getRememberTokenName()
    {
        // TODO: Implement getRememberTokenName() method.
    }
}

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