Merge branch 'release/4.6.0'

Author: lindyhopchris

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [4.6.0] - 2025-09-30
+
+### Added
+
+- [#44](https://github.com/laravel-json-api/eloquent/pull/44) New `asInteger()` method added to the `DeserializesValue`
+  trait.
+
 ## [4.5.0] - 2025-02-24
 
 ### Added

src/Filters/Concerns/DeserializesValue.php

@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ public function asBoolean(): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Deserialize value as a integer.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function asInteger(): self
+    {
+        $this->deserializeUsing(
+            static fn($value) => filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT)
+        );
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Deserialize the value.
      *