mysql join ON and AND to laravel eloquent - mysql

Question

I've been able to get the query result I need using the following raw sql:
select `person`.`id`, `full_name`, count(actions.user_id) as total
from `persons`
left join `actions`
on `actions`.`person_id` = `persons`.`id`
and `actions`.`user_id` = $user
where `type` = 'mp'
group by `persons`.`id`
But I haven't been able to get it working in eloquent yet.
Based on some similar answers, I'd tried functions within ->where() or leftJoin(), but the count of each person's actions isn't yet being filtered by $user. As it stands:
$query = Person::leftJoin('actions', function($q) use ($user)
{
$q->on('actions.person_id', 'persons.id')
->where('actions.user_id', $user);
})
->groupBy('persons.id')
->where('type', 'foo')
//->where('actions.user_id', '=', $user)
->get(['persons.id', 'full_name', DB::raw('count(actions.id) as total')]);
I'm at least heading in roughly the right direction, right...?
If it's relevant, the Persons.php model has two actions relationships:
public function actions()
{
return $this->hasMany('Action');
}
public function actionsUser($id)
{
return $this->hasMany('Action')->where('user_id', $id);
}

Answer 1

So, for reference, I solved it like so:
$query = Person::leftJoin('actions', function($q) use ($user)
{
$q->on('actions.person_id', '=', 'persons.id')
->where('actions.user_id', '=', "$user");
})
->groupBy('persons.id')
->where('type', 'foo')
->get(['persons.id', 'full_name', DB::raw('count(actions.id) as total')]);
The ->where() clause within leftJoin, oddly, needs the speech marks for the variable to be passed through the sql query correctly (likewise, '2' doesn't seem to work while "2" does).

Answer 2

I found that the where doesn't always work on the leftJoin clause
If in the future you get any trouble with it, I'd suggest you using this:
$query = Person::leftJoin('actions', function($q) use ($user)
{
$q->on('actions.person_id', '=', 'persons.id')
->on('actions.user_id', '=', "$user");
})
->groupBy('persons.id')
->where('type', 'foo')
->get(['persons.id', 'full_name', DB::raw('count(actions.id) as total')]);
Hope it helps someone.

Answer 3

When laravel eloquent just start getting complex like this
For more flexibility and readability I'll just use plain sql statement then hydrate the results.
$sql = "
SELECT `person`.`id`,
`full_name`,
count(actions.user_id) AS total
FROM `persons`
LEFT JOIN `actions`
ON `actions`.`person_id` = `persons`.`id`
AND `actions`.`user_id` = $user
WHERE `type` = 'mp'
GROUP by `persons`.`id`
";
$query = Person::hydrate(
DB::select( $sql )
);