Addition of a new value to API response - php

Question

Currently learning Laravel and any help is much appreciated!
My API controller has the following index function
public function index()
{
abort_if(Gate::denies('course_access'), Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN, '403 Forbidden');
$response=Course::all()->toArray();
$allData = [];
foreach (Course::all() as $ids=>$CMF) {
UNSET($response[$ids]['media']);
$data_sequence = DB::table('media_sequence')->where('data_id', $CMF["id"])->where('type','CMF')->first();
$data_id=$data_sequence->id;
$data_sequence = json_decode($data_sequence->data_sequence);
$data = [];
$data["id"] = $CMF["id"];
$data["title"] = $CMF["title"];
foreach ($data_sequence as $id => $dataSeq) {
if ($dataSeq->type == "Text") {
$response[$ids]['media'][]=["id"=>$data_id,"text"=> $dataSeq->name,"mime_type"=>"text"];
} elseif ($dataSeq->type == "file") {
foreach ($CMF["media"] as $file) {
if (str::slug($dataSeq->name) == str::slug($file["file_name"])) {
$file["thumb"] = $file->getUrl('video_thumb');
$response[$ids]['media'][]=$file;
}
}
}
}
$allData[] = $data;
}
return new CourseResource($response);
//Commented: return new CourseResource(Course::with(['category', 'assigned_teams', 'team'])->get());
}
Getting no result when trying to return 'assigned_teams' with $response
The API response still doesn't include 'assigned_teams'
I tried: return new CourseResource($response, 'assigned_teams');

Answer 1

It is not returning the assigned_items since it is not included in the $response array.
Change
$response=Course::all()->toArray();
To
$response=Course::with(['category', 'assigned_teams', 'team'])->get();
Read more: eager-loading-multiple-relationships
Btw, as #apokryfos mentioned, you should refactor your code using Eloquent Relationships and Eager Loading.

Answer 2

I assume that the assigned_teams are not handled in your CourseResource.
You need to extend your resource to respect this additional relation.
class CourseResource extends JsonResource
{
public function toArray($request)
{
return [
'id' => $this->id,
'created_at' => $this->created_at,
'updated_at' => $this->updated_at,
// return teams if they have been loaded
'teams' => TeamsResource::collection($this->whenLoaded('assigned_teams')),
];
}
}
This is just exemplary, since you did not provided your code for CourceResource yet, you need to update it according to your needs.
Here is the link to the appropriate laravel documentation: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/eloquent-resources#conditional-relationships