Laravel 9 - Difficulty Passing Dynamic Query Parameters to Model Scopes
I'm optimizing some code but I'm collaborating on a project where I've been struggling with this for a few days now and could really use some help..... I'm working with an scenario in Laravel 9 where I'm trying to use dynamic query parameters for a custom model scope, but the parameters aren't being applied correctly. I have a `Post` model with a scope defined to filter by a specific `status`. Here’s how my scope looks: ```php // In Post.php model public function scopeByStatus($query, $status) { return $query->where('status', $status); } ``` I’m trying to use this scope in my controller like this: ```php // In PostController.php public function index(Request $request) { $status = $request->input('status'); $posts = Post::byStatus($status)->get(); return view('posts.index', compact('posts')); } ``` However, when I pass the `status` parameter via the request (e.g., `?status=published`), I end up with an empty collection. I’ve confirmed that the `status` in the database contains the value `published`. To troubleshoot, I added some debugging: ```php // Debugging in PostController.php public function index(Request $request) { $status = $request->input('status'); dd($status); // This shows 'published' $posts = Post::byStatus($status)->get(); dd($posts); // This shows empty collection } ``` When I execute the scope directly without parameters: ```php $posts = Post::all(); // This retrieves all posts ``` It works fine, so the scenario appears to be with how the scope is handling the parameter. I even tried hardcoding the status in the scope: ```php $posts = Post::byStatus('published')->get(); // This works fine ``` Could the question stem from how Laravel handles the query when parameters are passed? I’ve also checked for typos in the database and ensured there are no leading/trailing spaces in the `status` values. Any insights on what could be causing this behavior would be greatly appreciated. This is happening in both development and production on macOS. Thanks for taking the time to read this! The project is a service built with Php. For context: I'm using Php on CentOS. This is happening in both development and production on Ubuntu 22.04. I'm on Ubuntu 20.04 using the latest version of Php. Could someone point me to the right documentation?