storing analytics data

app/Services/FollowService.php

@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ final class FollowService
             $this->incrementCounter($targetId, 'followers_count');
         });
 
+        // Record activity event outside the transaction to avoid deadlocks
+        if ($inserted) {
+            try {
+                \App\Models\ActivityEvent::record(
+                    actorId: $actorId,
+                    type: \App\Models\ActivityEvent::TYPE_FOLLOW,
+                    targetType: \App\Models\ActivityEvent::TARGET_USER,
+                    targetId: $targetId,
+                );
+            } catch (\Throwable) {}
+        }
+
         return $inserted;
     }