eloquent with multiples tables data and relationship - php

Question

I have these 3 tables:
Schema::create('companies', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->integer('city_id')->unsigned();
$table->string('name');
$table->string('address');
$table->float('lat', 10,6);
$table->float('lng', 10,6);
$table->timestamps();
$table->foreign('city_id')->references('id')->on('cities');
});
Schema::create('company_clients', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->integer('company_id')->unsigned();
$table->integer('client_id')->unsigned();
$table->foreign('company_id')->references('id')->on('companies');
$table->foreign('client_id')->references('id')->on('companies');
});
Schema::create('cities', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->string('name');
});
Now, I want to have an eloquent query, where it will return an array (Not only one item) of companies, where the (for example)company_id=1 on company_clients table. Also, the city_id is suppose to return the name and not the id, using the cities table. I cannot imagine how to do it right now.
I made:
class City extends Model
{
protected $table = 'cities';
public $timestamps = false;
protected $fillable = [
'name',
];
public function companies()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\Company', 'city_id', 'id');
}
}
class CompanyClients extends Model
{
protected $table = 'company_clients';
public $timestamps = false;
protected $fillable = [
'company_id', 'client_id',
];
public function companies()
{
return $this->belongsTo('App\Company', 'company_id', 'id');
}
public function clients()
{
return $this->belongsTo('App\Company', 'company_id', 'id');
}
}
class Company extends Model
{
protected $table = 'companies';
protected $fillable = [
'name', 'address', 'lat', 'lng', 'city_id',
];
protected $hidden = [
'clients', 'created_at', 'updated_at',
];
public function city()
{
return $this->belongsTo('App\City', 'city_id', 'id');
}
public function companies()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\CompanyClients', 'company_id', 'id');
}
public function clients()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\CompanyClients', 'client_id', 'id');
}
}
But, I'm missing the code in the controller. I tried:
$result = Company::leftJoin('company_clients', function($join) {
$join->on('companies.id', '=', 'company_clients.company_id');
})->where('company_clients.company_id', '=', 1 )->get();
or
$result = Company::with(['clients' => function($q){
$q->where('company_id', 1);
}])->get();
but is not returning the correct result. What I'm missing?
Thanks!
EDITED:
I had found a way, but I'm not sure if is the best way to do it. Can someone please confirm?
$result = Company::join('company_clients', function($join) {
$user = Auth::guard('api')->user();
$join->on('companies.id', '=', 'company_clients.client_id')->where('company_clients.company_id', '=', $user->company_id );
})->join('cities', 'cities.id', '=', 'companies.city_id')->get(array('companies.*', 'cities.name'));

Answer 1

Try
CompanyClients::with('company.city', 'clients')->where('company_id', 1)->get();
Rename
companies
relationship on the CompanyClients model to
company