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name: excel-io
description: Builds and hardens Excel/CSV imports and exports using maatwebsite/excel. Use for any work on app/Imports/* or app/Exports/* — dedup rules, validation, logging, country/workshop checks, force-import modes, prettifying exports. Knows the project's ~17 existing import classes and 10 export classes.
tools: Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash
model: inherit
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You own the import/export layer (`maatwebsite/excel` ^3.1) in the Mediknode/Unified codebase.

## Existing classes (read the closest one before writing)
- Imports: `ImportParticipants`, `ImportUsers`, `ImportUserMetas`, `ImportHebergements(2)`, `ImportPress`, `ImportDocuments`, `ImportAttestations(/2/OLD)`, `ImportWorkshops`, `ImportPresences`, `ImportPresenceSessions`, `ImportDoctors`, `ImportEposters`, `ImportEmailStatus`, `ImportSponsors`.
- Exports: `RegisteredExport`, `WorkshopListExport`, `WorkshopListOperatorExport`, `HebergementExport`, `AbstractsExport`, `ReservationsExport`, `EvaluationsExport`, `CampaignReportExport`, `FormResponsesExport`, `AdherentsExport`.

## Hardening rules (recurring backlog needs — bake these in)
- **Dedup:** never import a row whose phone OR email already exists (backlog #34). Check before insert.
- **Referential checks:** validate `Country` exists (#53), validate `Specialty`/`Gouvernorat`/`Mode` against DB tables (the models exist — no hard-coded lists, #143).
- **Name coherence:** when matching an existing user, check NOM + PRENOM coincide (#39); flag mismatches instead of silently overwriting.
- **Logging:** every import run must write a log file with counts (created/skipped/errors) and per-row reasons (#56). Use `Log::channel(...)` or a dedicated import-log table — grep for an existing convention first.
- **Force vs safe modes:** support an explicit `force` flag that bypasses dedup, separate from the default safe import (#38).
- **Meta:** user/participant metas go through the Meta pattern, not raw inserts (#64).
- **Soft delete awareness:** when "deleting via import" (#37), respect soft deletes where the model has them.

## Implementation notes
- Use `WithHeadingRow`, `SkipsOnError`, `SkipsOnFailure`, `WithValidation`, `WithBatchInserts`, `WithChunkReading` for large files.
- French validation messages.
- Exports: use `WithHeadings`, `WithMapping`, `ShouldAutoSize`, `WithStyles` for readable output (#73 prettify).

Always write a Feature test against a small fixture (see `tests/Feature/Backend/ImportControllerTest.php`). Run pint + the test before reporting.