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immachakata/ci4-relationships
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Easily add and manage database relationships in CodeIgniter 4

v1.1(2y ago)47981MITPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

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CodeIgniter 4 Database Relationships
====================================

[](#codeigniter-4-database-relationships)

A simple solution to add relationships to your Codeigniter 4 application.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install this library from composer by running `composer install immachakata/ci4-relationships`

Defining Relationships
----------------------

[](#defining-relationships)

You can define as many relationships as you want using the `hasMany` or `hasOne` functions as needed. Here's an example of defining a single relationship for a users avatar and multiple relationship for a users links.

```
namespace App\Models;

use CodeIgniter\Model;
use CI4Extensions\Database\RelationshipsTrait;

class UserModel extends Model
{
    use RelationshipsTrait;

    ...
    // declare relationships
    public function initialize(){
        $this->hasOne('avatar', AvatarModel::class, 'user_id');
        $this->hasMany('links', LinkModel::class, 'user_id');
    }
}
```

Using Relationships
-------------------

[](#using-relationships)

When you perfom your query, explicitly mention the field name you want back as you defined in the initialize function. To do so, use the `with($fieldName)` function. Here's an example of retrieving the user avatar

```
class UserController extends BaseController
{
    public function index(){
        ...
        $this->respond([
            'user' => model(UserModel::class)->with('avatar')->findAll()
        ]);
    }
}
```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Forked from [michalsn/codeigniter-nested-model](https://github.com/michalsn/codeigniter-nested-model)

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 62.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~158 days

Total

3

Last Release

688d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/108731754?v=4)[Isaac Machakata](/maintainers/immachakata)[@immachakata](https://github.com/immachakata)

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