feat: Add getOrder method for dynamic order column support.

src/SortableTrait.php

@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ public function getLowestOrderNumber(): int
         return (int) $this->buildSortQuery()->min($this->determineOrderColumnName());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the order value from a dynamically determined column.
+     *
+     * This method returns the model's order value from the column specified by `determineOrderColumnName`.
+     * It allows for flexibility in specifying the order column in different model configurations.
+     *
+     * @return int The value of the order column.
+     */
+    public function getOrder() : int
+    {
+        $orderColumnName = $this->determineOrderColumnName();
+
+        return $this->$orderColumnName;
+    }
+
     public function scopeOrdered(Builder $query, string $direction = 'asc')
     {
         return $query->orderBy($this->determineOrderColumnName(), $direction);

tests/SortableTest.php

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace Spatie\EloquentSortable\Test;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Spatie\EloquentSortable\Sortable;
+use Spatie\EloquentSortable\SortableTrait;
 
 class SortableTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -423,4 +425,31 @@ public function it_can_tell_if_element_is_last_in_order()
         $this->assertTrue($model[$model->count() - 1]->isLastInOrder());
         $this->assertFalse($model[$model->count() - 2]->isLastInOrder());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_determine_custom_column_and_get_order_number()
+    {
+        $model = Dummy::first();
+        $this->assertEquals($model->getOrder(), 1);
+
+
+
+        $model = new class () extends Dummy {
+            public $sortable = [
+                'order_column_name' => 'my_custom_order_column',
+            ];
+        };
+        $model->my_custom_order_column = 2;
+        $this->assertEquals($model->getOrder(), 2);
+
+
+
+        $model = new class () extends Dummy {
+            public $sortable = [
+                'order_column_name' => 'my_other_custom_order_column',
+            ];
+        };
+        $model->my_other_custom_order_column = 3;
+        $this->assertEquals($model->getOrder(), 3);
+    }
 }