completed story 1.1 with QA tests and fixes

database/factories/NotificationFactory.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\Notification>
+ */
+class NotificationFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'user_id' => User::factory(),
+            'type' => fake()->randomElement(['consultation_approved', 'consultation_rejected', 'timeline_update', 'new_post']),
+            'data' => [
+                'message' => fake()->sentence(),
+                'action_url' => fake()->url(),
+            ],
+            'read_at' => null,
+            'sent_at' => fake()->optional()->dateTimeBetween('-7 days', 'now'),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a read notification.
+     */
+    public function read(): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn (array $attributes) => [
+            'read_at' => fake()->dateTimeBetween('-7 days', 'now'),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create an unread notification.
+     */
+    public function unread(): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn (array $attributes) => [
+            'read_at' => null,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a sent notification.
+     */
+    public function sent(): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn (array $attributes) => [
+            'sent_at' => fake()->dateTimeBetween('-7 days', 'now'),
+        ]);
+    }
+}