id(); $table->foreignId('conversation_id')->constrained('conversations')->onDelete('cascade'); $table->string('sender_type'); // employer, worker $table->unsignedBigInteger('sender_id'); // links to users (employer) or workers $table->text('text'); $table->timestamp('read_at')->nullable(); $table->timestamps(); }); } /** * Reverse the migrations. */ public function down(): void { Schema::dropIfExists('messages'); } };