Model & Entity

Base classes and traits for the ORM layer.

Topic	Purpose
Table	Table base class with extra validation rules and quality-of-life additions.
Tokens	One-time token storage (used by Login Links and similar flows).
Enum	Native PHP enum integration with entity properties.
StaticEnum	Static-method-based enum-like values on entities.

Native PHP enums are recommended on CakePHP 5+. Use StaticEnum only when interop with older code prevents enums.

Extend the Table and Entity base classes:

use Tools\Model\Table\Table;

class UsersTable extends Table {}

use Tools\Model\Entity\Entity;

class User extends Entity {}