Support casting from WKT representation

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed using the casts after serialization, e.g. in queueable anonymous event listeners. (thanks @henridv #149)
+
 ## [2.0.0](https://github.com/clickbar/laravel-magellan/tree/2.0.0) - 2025-03-19
 
 Please check out the [upgrade guide](UPGRADING.md) for more recommended steps.

src/Cast/GeometryCast.php

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Clickbar\Magellan\IO\Generator\BaseGenerator;
 use Clickbar\Magellan\IO\Generator\WKT\WKTGenerator;
 use Clickbar\Magellan\IO\Parser\WKB\WKBParser;
+use Clickbar\Magellan\IO\Parser\WKT\WKTParser;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\CastsAttributes;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
@@ -21,13 +22,16 @@ class GeometryCast implements CastsAttributes
 {
     protected WKBParser $wkbParser;
 
+    protected WKTParser $wktParser;
+
     protected BaseGenerator $sqlGenerator;
 
     /** @param class-string<T> $geometryClass */
     public function __construct(
         protected string $geometryClass,
     ) {
         $this->wkbParser = App::make(WKBParser::class);
+        $this->wktParser = App::make(WKTParser::class);
 
         $generatorClass = config('magellan.sql_generator', WKTGenerator::class);
         $this->sqlGenerator = new $generatorClass;
@@ -45,7 +49,15 @@ public function get($model, string $key, mixed $value, array $attributes)
             return null;
         }
 
-        $geometry = $this->wkbParser->parse($value);
+        // Detect format: WKB data is hex-encoded, WKT is human-readable text
+        // After serialization, the model contains the WKB value, and we need to
+        // parse it back to a Geometry object using the WKBParser.
+        if (ctype_xdigit($value)) {
+            $geometry = $this->wkbParser->parse($value);
+        } else {
+            $geometry = $this->wktParser->parse($value);
+        }
+
         $this->assertGeometryType($geometry);
 
         return $geometry;

tests/Models/LocationTest.php

@@ -64,3 +64,23 @@
     expect($nearbyLocations->pluck('name'))->toContain('Berlin', 'Hamburg');
     expect($nearbyLocations->pluck('name'))->not->toContain('Munich');
 });
+
+test('it can access a point after serializing the model', function () {
+    $location = Location::make([
+        'name' => 'Test Location',
+        'location' => Point::makeGeodetic(51.087, 8.76),
+    ]);
+    $location->save();
+
+    serialize($location);
+
+    expect($location->location)->toBeInstanceOf(Point::class);
+    expect($location->location->getLatitude())->toBe(51.087);
+    expect($location->location->getLongitude())->toBe(8.76);
+
+    // Test after fresh retrieval
+    $location = $location->fresh();
+    expect($location->location)->toBeInstanceOf(Point::class);
+    expect($location->location->getLatitude())->toBe(51.087);
+    expect($location->location->getLongitude())->toBe(8.76);
+});