Doctrine DBAL query buider joins and where clause - mysql

Question

To generate a report I (i.e. that has 0 whenever a value is nonexistent for a certain date) I use a calendar table.
The problem is that any extra conditions in my query need to go into the join clause. That makes the otherwise so flexible QB very unflexible.
$this->query->select('dt AS date, count o.orderId) as orders');
$this->query->from('calendar_table', 'ct');
$this->query->leftJoin('ct', 'orders', 'o',
'o.orderDate = ct.dt AND o.SOME_EXTRA_CONDITION = VALUE');
$this->query->groupBy('dt');
The problem is the o.SOME_EXTRA_CONDITION = VALUE part. Is there any way I can get this condition out of the join clause and in an extra QB call like
$this->query->where(o.SOME_EXTRA_CONDITION = VALUE)?
Of course putting the condition in a normal where clause does noet yield the same result, as this happens after the join on the final result but what I need is a where clause on the right table only before the join.

Answer 1

An example for leftJoin from the official doctrine documentation
// Example - $qb->leftJoin('u.Phonenumbers', 'p', Expr\Join::WITH, $qb->expr()->eq('p.area_code', 55))
// Example - $qb->leftJoin('u.Phonenumbers', 'p', 'WITH', 'p.area_code = 55')
// Example - $qb->leftJoin('u.Phonenumbers', 'p', 'WITH', 'p.area_code = 55', 'p.id')
public function leftJoin($join, $alias, $conditionType = null, $condition = null, $indexBy = null);
Try changing your leftJoin accordingly
$this->query->leftJoin('ct.orders', 'o', 'WITH','o.orderDate = ct.dt AND o.SOME_EXTRA_CONDITION = VALUE');