Creating and Using Local Query Scopes
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namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Post extends Model
{
/**
* Scope a query to only include published posts.
*
* @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query
* @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
*/
public function scopePublished($query)
{
return $query->where('is_published', true);
}
/**
* Scope a query to only include posts by a given user.
*
* @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query
* @param int $userId
* @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
*/
public function scopeByUser($query, $userId)
{
return $query->where('user_id', $userId);
}
}
// --- Usage in a Controller or elsewhere ---
// Get all published posts
$publishedPosts = Post::published()->get();
// Get all published posts by a specific user
$userPosts = Post::published()->byUser(1)->get();
// Combine with other query methods
$recentPublishedPosts = Post::published()->orderByDesc('created_at')->limit(5)->get();