Edit:
Though this question originally was specific for the query I'm describing underneath, the answer I got applies to almost all questions related to using derived tables / subqueries in Laravel
Original Question:
Lately I'm a bit stuck on the laravel query builder. It has some really nice features but I feel like it just isn't build for more complex database operations.
This is the query I'm trying to build:
select
'IFNULL(counted.product_count, 0) AS product_count',
'uncounted.value',
'uncounted.attribute_id',
'uncounted.attribute_option_id'
from (
select
'counted.id',
'counted.attribute_id',
'counted.value',
'count(counted.attribute_id) AS product_count'
from `attribute_options` as `counted`
where `counted.product_id` in (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
group by `counted.attribute_option_id`
) as 'counted'
right join 'attribute_options' as 'uncounted'
on 'counted.id' = 'uncounted.id'
group by 'attribute_option_id'
Explanation of the query: I'm building a faceted search for my product catalog in laravel. Products are narrowed down based on the filters/attributes users provide. For better user experience I want to show the amount of products left for each filter, that's what the query above does: counting all the products for a certain attribute WHERE the product_id is IN an array of product id's.
My try:
$productIds = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ];
$subQuery = \DB::table('attribute_options')->selectRaw('counted.id, counted.attribute_id, counted.value, count(counted.attribute_id) AS product_count')
->from('attribute_options AS counted')
->whereIn('counted.product_id', $productIds)
->groupBy('counted.attribute_option_id')
->mergeBindings($subQuery);
$query = Model::selectRaw('IFNULL(counted.product_count, 0) AS product_count, uncounted.value, uncounted.attribute_id, uncounted.attribute_option_id')
->from(\DB::raw(' ( ' . $subQuery->toSql() . ' ) AS counted '))
->rightJoin('attribute_options AS uncounted', 'counted.id', '=', 'uncounted.id')
->groupBy('attribute_option_id')
->get();
Please help me because I don't like to use a DB::raw() or DB::select() statement. That wouldn't feel "Laravelish" or "Eloquent".
Your first try looks pretty close. Try this:
I removed the long namespace reference and suggest you add a use
statement to make your code more readable
$productIds = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ];
$subQuery = DB::table('attribute_options AS counted')->selectRaw('counted.id, counted.attribute_id, counted.value, count(counted.attribute_id) AS product_count')
->whereIn('counted.product_id', $productIds)
->groupBy('counted.attribute_option_id')
$query = AttributeOption::selectRaw('IFNULL(counted.product_count, 0) AS product_count, uncounted.value, uncounted.attribute_id, uncounted.attribute_option_id')
->from(\DB::raw(' ( ' . $subQuery->toSql() . ' ) AS counted '))
->mergeBindings($subQuery->getQuery())
->rightJoin('attribute_options AS uncounted', 'counted.id', '=', 'uncounted.id')
->groupBy('attribute_option_id')
->get();
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