<?php

namespace App;

use Stryksta\ReferenceNumber\GenerateReferenceNumber;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class SubmissionModel extends Model
{
    use GenerateReferenceNumber;
   
    /**
     * Get the options for generating a reference number
     */
    public function referenceNumberOptions()
    {
        return [
            'field' => 'reference_number',
            'start' => 0,
            'prefix' => 'S',
            'suffix' => '',
            'padding' => 3,
        ];
    }
}
    public function create() {
        $model = new SubmissionModel();
        $model->name = 'John Smith';
        $model->comment = 'Hello';
        $model->save();

        echo $model->reference_number; // ouputs "S001"
}