app/models/event.rb

@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
     Time.current >= end_time
   end
 
+  # Check if booking is allowed during the event
+  # This is a simple attribute reader that defaults to false if nil
+  def allow_booking_during_event?
+    !!allow_booking_during_event
+  end
+
   private
 
   # Determine if we should perform server-side geocoding

app/models/ticket_type.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class TicketType < ApplicationRecord
   # Associations
   belongs_to :event
-  has_many :tickets, dependent: :destroy
+  has_many :tickets, dependent: :destroy # Cannot delete ticket types if already tickets sold
 
   # Validations
   validates :name, presence: true, length: { minimum: 3, maximum: 50 }
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class TicketType < ApplicationRecord
 
   def sale_times_within_event_period
     return unless event&.start_time && sale_end_at
+
+    # Only enforce this restriction if booking during event is not allowed
+    unless event.allow_booking_during_event?
       errors.add(:sale_end_at, "cannot be after the event starts") if sale_end_at > event.start_time
     end
+  end
 end