/**
* Group an array based on one of it's values.
*
* @method scopeArrayGrouped
*
* @param Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder $query The query being scoped
* @param string $group_key The key whose value we'll group by
*
* @return array The grouped array
*/
public function scopeArrayGrouped($query, $key_column)
{
// First get the results from the query
$results = $query->get();
// Initialise an empty array to store our results in
$rtn = [];
/** @var Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model $result */
foreach ($results as $result) {
$group_key = $result->{$key_column};
// If the group key has not already been set in our results,
// initialise it as an empty array
if (!isset($rtn[$group_key])) {
$rtn[$group_key] = [];
}
// Add the model to the query
$rtn[$group_key][] = $result;
}
return $rtn;
}
/**
* Shortcut for get+toJson methods.
* @param string $columns columns
* @return string
*/
public function toJson($columns = array('*'))
{
return $this->query->get($columns)->toJson();
}