DGonz/dgonz/app/Models/UserModel.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use CodeIgniter\Model;

class UserModel extends Model
{
    protected $table      = 'users';
    protected $primaryKey = 'id';

    protected $allowedFields = ['username', 'email', 'password_hash', 'role'];

    protected $returnType    = 'array';
    protected $useTimestamps = true;

    // Método para buscar usuario por email
    public function findByEmail(string $email)
    {
        return $this->where('email', $email)->first();
    }
}