better file password implementation

app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ class MediaController extends Controller
         }
 
         $media = $media->paginate($perPage)->onEachSide(1);
+
+        // Transform the 'password' field of each item in the collection
+        $media->getCollection()->transform(function ($item) {
+            $item->password = $item->password ? 'yes' : null;
+            return $item;
+        });
+
         return $media;
     }
 

app/Models/Media.php

@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ class Media extends Model
      * @var array
      */
     protected $casts = [
-        'variants' => 'array',
-        'password' => 'hashed'
+        'variants' => 'array'
     ];
 
     /**

app/Traits/HasFiles.php

@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ trait HasFiles
 {
     public function files($collection = null)
     {
+//        return $this->morphToMany(Media::class, 'mediable')
+//            ->wherePivot('collection', $collection);
+
         return $this->morphToMany(Media::class, 'mediable')
+            ->selectRaw("*, CASE WHEN password IS NULL THEN NULL ELSE 'yes' END AS password")
             ->wherePivot('collection', $collection);
     }