/**
* Get a collection ref for a statically called method.
*
* @param Query $query The base query to return a collection
* @param string $methodName The method being called
* @param array $args Arguments to the method
*
* @return mixed
*/
private static function getCollectionRef(Query $query, $methodName, array $args)
{
// If we get here, the method does not exist within the Query class,
// so we fetch the results of the query, and try the same method on the
// collection class
$collection = $query->fetch();
// Create a reference class against Collection
$collectionRef = new \ReflectionClass(Collection::class);
// Check if the method exists on the Collection class
if ($collectionRef->hasMethod($methodName)) {
// Invoke the method with the provided arguments
$method = $collectionRef->getMethod($methodName);
// Return the results
return $method->invokeArgs($collection, $args);
}
return $collection;
}
