Laravel Relafilter

Laravel Relafilter is a lightweight and expressive filtering package for Laravel models. It allows you to filter using deeply nested relationships without writing complex query logic.

⚠️ This package is not a replacement for Laravel's Query Builder. Instead, it's a lightweight and simpler alternative for specific use cases — especially useful in Livewire components or API filters.

🚀 Installation

composer require tes/laravel-relafilter

✅ Key Features

• Simple syntax using array-based filters
• Supports nested relationships (employee.current_company.position.name)
• Supports common query operators like =, like, >, <, !=
• Supports whereBetween for date ranges
• Perfect for use in Livewire or traditional controllers

🔧 Usage

🟢 In Livewire

<input type="text"
       class="form-control"
       placeholder="Position"
       wire:model.live.debounce.300="search.current_company_position.position.name:like">

use App\Models\Employee;

class EmployeeList extends Component
{
    public array $search = [];

    public function render()
    {
        $employees = Employee::filter($this->search)->get();

        return view('livewire.employee-list', compact('employees'));
    }
}

🟡 In Controller

use App\Models\Employee;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

public function index(Request $request)
{
    $employees = Employee::filter($request->input())->get();

    return view('employees.index', compact('employees'));
}

<input type="text"
       class="form-control"
       placeholder="Position"
       name="search[current_company_position][position][name:like]">

🔍 Supported Operators

🧠 How It Works

The filter() method inspects the keys of the input array, and for any nested key (e.g. company.manager.name:like), it automatically applies the correct whereHas or where clause.

It also supports additional logic such as range filtering using whereBetween, particularly for date ranges.

📅 Date Range Example

If both start and end values are present in the filters, it will apply a whereBetween clause on the start_date column:

if (isset($flatFilters['start']) && isset($flatFilters['end'])) {
    $query->whereBetween('start_date', [
        $flatFilters['start'],
        Carbon::parse($flatFilters['end'])->endOfDay(),
    ]);
}

✨ Example Filter Input (Array)

[
    'company.name:like' => 'Tesla',
    'current_company_position.position.name:like' => 'Developer',
    'status' => 'active',
    'created_at:>' => '2024-01-01',
    'start' => '2024-06-01',
    'end' => '2024-06-30',
]

🧩 Integration

Make sure your model uses the HasRelafilter trait:

use Tes\LaravelRelafilter\Traits\HasRelafilter;

class Employee extends Model
{
    use HasRelafilter;
}

📦 Package Status

This package is still in early development. Please report any issues or suggestions via GitHub.

📄 License

This package is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.