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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Traits;
+
+use App\Notifications\Channels\DiscordChannel;
+use App\Notifications\Channels\EmailChannel;
+use App\Notifications\Channels\SlackChannel;
+use App\Notifications\Channels\TelegramChannel;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+trait HasNotificationSettings
+{
+    /**
+     * Get settings model for specific channel
+     */
+    public function getNotificationSettings(string $channel): ?Model
+    {
+        return match ($channel) {
+            'email' => $this->emailNotificationSettings,
+            'discord' => $this->discordNotificationSettings,
+            'telegram' => $this->telegramNotificationSettings,
+            'slack' => $this->slackNotificationSettings,
+            default => null,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if a notification channel is enabled
+     */
+    public function isNotificationEnabled(string $channel): bool
+    {
+        $settings = $this->getNotificationSettings($channel);
+
+        return $settings?->isEnabled() ?? false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all enabled notification channels for an event
+     */
+    public function getEnabledChannels(string $event): array
+    {
+        $alwaysSendEvents = [
+            'server_force_enabled',
+            'server_force_disabled',
+            'general',
+        ];
+
+        $channels = [];
+
+        $channelMap = [
+            'email' => EmailChannel::class,
+            'discord' => DiscordChannel::class,
+            'telegram' => TelegramChannel::class,
+            'slack' => SlackChannel::class,
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($channelMap as $channel => $channelClass) {
+            if (in_array($event, $alwaysSendEvents)) {
+                if ($this->isNotificationEnabled($channel)) {
+                    $channels[] = $channelClass;
+                }
+            } else {
+                if ($this->isNotificationEnabled($channel) && $this->isNotificationTypeEnabled($channel, $event)) {
+                    $channels[] = $channelClass;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $channels;
+    }
+}