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Eloquent Relationship that defines symmetric relations

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EloquentRelations
=================

[](#eloquentrelations)

Adds a new type of relationship to Eloquent (the ORM that Laravel uses) that matches either of two foreign keys.

```
composer require boukeversteegh/eloquent-relations dev-master

```

HasManySymmetric
----------------

[](#hasmanysymmetric)

Eloquent Relationship that defines symmetric relations. Implemented as a HasMany relation with two candidate foreign keys.

The relation is equivalent to the following join:

```
SELECT * FROM parent
JOIN related ON (parent.id = related.foreign_key_1 OR parent.id = related.foreign_key_2)
```

Use cases:

- Friendships (id, inviting\_user\_id, receiving\_user\_id): $user->friendships
- Messages (id, receiver\_user\_id, sending\_user\_id): $user->messages
- Games (id, home\_team\_id, away\_team\_id): $team->games

### Usage

[](#usage)

Use the provided trait to support symmetric relations, and define a relationship.

```
class User extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model
{
    use \EloquentRelations\HasManySymmetricTrait;

    public function friendships()
    {
        return $this->hasManySymmetric(Friendship::class, ['inviting_user_id', 'receiving_user_id']);
    }
}
```

```
# Lazy load the relationship
$user = User::find(1);
$user->friendships;

# Eager loading
$user = User::with('friendships')->find(1);
$user->friendships;
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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