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+from pydantic import BaseModel, constr, Field
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+
+class Favorite(BaseModel):
+    id: Optional[int] = None
+    user_id: int
+    item_id: int
+    item_name: constr(min_length=1, strip_whitespace=True)
+    category: Optional[str] = None
+    rating: Optional[float] = Field(None, ge=1, le=5)
+    experience: Optional[str] = None
+    is_public: Optional[bool] = True
+    created_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True