mdsys/filterable

Laravel package for dynamically filtering Eloquent results using URL query string.

dev-master 2014-03-29 21:52 UTC

Requires

• php: >=5.3.0
• illuminate/support: >=4.0.9

MIT

• Dave Hodgins

• database
• laravel
• eloquent
• Laravel 4

README

This package gives you a convenient way to automatically filter Eloquent results based on query string parameters in the URL. Filterable parses the query string, compares it with columns that you'd like to automatically filter, then creates a dynamic scope that is used by Eloquent to construct the SQL.

• Installation
• Copyright & License
• Usage
  • Single Value
  • Multiple Values
  • Multiple Parameters
  • Boolean Operators
  • Comparison Operators

Installation

Add the package to 'require' in your composer.json file:

"require": {
    "heroicpixels/filterable": "dev-master"
},

Run 'composer dump-autoload' from the command line:

#composer dump-autoload

Register the service provider in 'app/config/app.php'. Service provider:

'providers' => array(
    \\...
    'Heroicpixels\Filterable\FilterableServiceProvider',
    \\...
);

License

Copyright 2014 Dave Hodgins Released under MIT license (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). See LICENSE file for details. Usage

Edit your Eloquent model to extend 'Heroicpixels\Filterable\Filterable'.

class Object extends Heroicpixels\Filterable\Filterable {
    // ...
}

In the above example, class Object corresponds to table 'objects':

Filterable Columns

Specify the column you want to automatically filter.

$columns = [ 'color', 'shape', 'total' ];

For example:

 http://www.your-site/?color=blue&shape=round&total=500

You can also alias the columns if you prefer not to reveal them:

$columns = [ 'col' => 'color', 'sha' => 'shape', 'tot' => 'total' ];

For example:

http://www.your-site/?col=blue&sha=round&tot=500

To filter results, simply pass the columns to Eloquent using filterColumns():

$objects = Object::filterColumns($columns)->get()->toArray();

You can also filter joins:

$columns = array('color' => 'objects.color',
                 'name' => 'objects.name',
                 'shape' => 'objects.shape',
                 'category' => 'cat_object.cat_id');
$objects = Object::join('cat_object', 'objects.id', '=', 'cat_object.object_id')
                   ->filterColumns($columns)
                   ->get()->toArray();

And you can filter eager loads:

/**
 * Columns available in main query
 */
$columns = array('color' => 'objects.color',
                 'name' => 'objects.name',
                 'shape' => 'objects.shape');
$objects = Object::with(array('categories' => function($q) {
               /**
                * Columns available to sub-query
                */
               $columns = array('category' => 'cat_object.cat_id');
               $q->filterColumns($columns);
           }))->filterColumns($columns)
           ->get()
           ->toArray();

The following examples demonstrate how query string parameters can be used. Single Value

?color=red

SELECT ... WHERE ... color = 'red'

?color[]=red&color[]=blue

SELECT ... WHERE ... color = 'red' OR color = 'blue'

?color[]=red&shape[]=triangle

SELECT ... WHERE ... color = 'red' AND shape = 'triangle'

?color[]=red&shape[]=triangle&bool[shape]=or

SELECT ... WHERE ... color = 'red' OR shape = 'triangle'

Greater Than

?total=599&operator[total]=>

SELECT ... WHERE ... total > '599'

Less Than

?total=600&operator[total]=<

SELECT ... WHERE ... total < '600'

Not Equal

?shape=triangle&operator[shape]=!=

SELECT ... WHERE ... shape != 'triangle'

Between

?total[start]=900&total[end]=5000

SELECT ... WHERE ... total BETWEEN '900' AND '5000'