Backend changes separating id from pilot_id

app/Models/Observers/UserObserver.php

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models\Observers;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\UserService;
+
+class UserObserver
+{
+    private $userSvc;
+
+    public function __construct(UserService $userSvc)
+    {
+        $this->userSvc = $userSvc;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * After a user has been created, do some stuff
+     *
+     * @param User $user
+     */
+    public function created(User $user): void
+    {
+        $this->userSvc->findAndSetPilotId($user);
+    }
+}

app/Models/User.php

@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@ use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 use Laratrust\Traits\LaratrustUserTrait;
 
 /**
- * @property int        id
+ * @property int            id
+ * @property int            pilot_id
  * @property string         name
  * @property string         email
  * @property string         password
  * @property string         api_key
- * @property mixed          ident
+ * @property mixed          timezone
+ * @property string         ident
  * @property string         curr_airport_id
  * @property string         home_airport_id
+ * @property Airline        airline
  * @property Flight[]       flights
  * @property string         flight_time
  * @property string         remember_token
@@ -45,9 +48,11 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     public $journal_type = JournalType::USER;
 
     protected $fillable = [
+        'id',
         'name',
         'email',
         'password',
+        'pilot_id',
         'airline_id',
         'rank_id',
         'api_key',
@@ -78,6 +83,8 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     ];
 
     protected $casts = [
+        'id'            => 'integer',
+        'pilot_id'      => 'integer',
         'flights'       => 'integer',
         'flight_time'   => 'integer',
         'transfer_time' => 'integer',
@@ -96,19 +103,11 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     /**
      * @return string
      */
-    public function getPilotIdAttribute()
+    public function getIdentAttribute()
     {
         $length = setting('pilots.id_length');
 
-        return $this->airline->icao.str_pad($this->id, $length, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function getIdentAttribute()
-    {
-        return $this->getPilotIdAttribute();
+        return $this->airline->icao . str_pad($this->pilot_id, $length, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
     }
 
     /**