cerebrate/src/Model/Table/AlignmentsTable.php

<?php

namespace App\Model\Table;

use App\Model\Table\AppTable;
use Cake\ORM\Table;
use Cake\Validation\Validator;

class AlignmentsTable extends AppTable
{
    public function initialize(array $config): void
    {
        parent::initialize($config);
        $this->belongsTo('Individuals');
        $this->addBehavior('AuditLog');
        $this->belongsTo('Organisations');
        $this->addBehavior('Timestamp');
    }

    public function validationDefault(Validator $validator): Validator
    {
        $validator
            ->notEmptyString('individual_id')
            ->notEmptyString('organisation_id')
            ->requirePresence(['individual_id', 'organisation_id'], 'create');
        return $validator;
        }

    public function setAlignment($organisation_id, $individual_id, $type): void
    {
        $query = $this->find();
        $query->where([
            'organisation_id' => $organisation_id,
            'individual_id' => $individual_id
        ]);
        $existingAlignment = $query->first();
        if (empty($existingAlignment)) {
            $alignment = $this->newEmptyEntity();
            $data = [
                'organisation_id' => $organisation_id,
                'individual_id' => $individual_id,
                'type' => $type
            ];
            $this->patchEntity($alignment, $data);
            $this->save($alignment);
        }
    }
}