Knockout-Lite/app/Knockout/Ban.php

<?php

namespace App\Knockout;

use Carbon\Carbon;

class Ban {

    // meta
    public $id;
    public $createdAt;
    public $endsAt;
    public $reason;

    // related
    public Post $post;
    public Thread $thread;
    public User $creator;
    public User $user;

    public static function unwrap($ban)
    {
        $s = new self();

        $s->id              = $ban->id;
        $s->createdAt       = Carbon::parse($ban->createdAt)->format('d/m/Y H:i');
        $s->endsAt          = Carbon::parse($ban->expiresAt)->format('d/m/Y H:i');
        $s->reason          = $ban->banReason;

        // grab user if available
        if (isset($ban->user)) {
            $s->user = User::unwrap($ban->user);
        }

        // grab creator if available
        if (isset($ban->bannedBy)) {
            $s->creator = User::unwrap($ban->bannedBy);
        }

        // grab thread if available
        if (isset($ban->thread)) {
            $s->thread = Thread::unwrap($ban->thread);
        }

        // grab post if available
        if (isset($ban->post)) {
            $s->post = Post::unwrap($ban->post);
        }

        return $s;
    }

}