Classifies between soft/hard deletion in model observers in Laravel

ClassifiesDeleted.php

<?php

namespace Watermark\Observers;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

trait ClassifiesDeleted
{
    /**
     * Hook into post-delete operations.
     *
     * @param Model $model
     */
    public function deleted(Model $model)
    {
        $method = $this->isSoftDeleted($model) ? 'softDeleted' : 'hardDeleted';

        // Call the appropriate method, if it exists.
        if (method_exists($this, $method)) {
            return $this->$method($model);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the model was soft deleted.
     *
     * @param Model $model
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    private function isSoftDeleted(Model $model)
    {
        return $model->isDirty($model->getDeletedAtColumn());
    }
}