Made big headway in preference management, accounts, importing stuff, etc. etc.

app/models/Preference.php

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+<?php
+
+class Preference extends Elegant
+{
+    public static $rules
+        = [
+            'user_id' => 'required|exists:user,id',
+            'name'    => 'required|between:1,255',
+            'data'    => 'required'
+        ];
+
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo('User');
+    }
+
+    public function setDataAttribute($value)
+    {
+        $this->attributes['data'] = json_encode($value);
+    }
+
+    public function getDataAttribute($value)
+    {
+        return json_decode($value);
+    }
+
+}