Yii 'limit' on related model's scope - php

Question

I have a model called Guesses that has_many Comments. I'm making eager queries to this to then pass on as JSON as response to an API call.
The relations are obviously set between the two models and they are correct(one2many <=> belongs2)
I added a scope to Comments called 'api' like this:
public function scopes()
{
return array(
'api' => array(
'select' => 'id, comment, date',
'limit'=>3,
'order'=>'date DESC',
'together'=>true,
),
);
}
And I'm running the following one-liner query:
$data = Guesses::model()->with('comments:api')->findAll();
The issue here is that when calling the 'api' scope using a with('relation'), the limit property simply doesn't apply.
I added the 'together'=>true there for another type of scope, plus I hear it might help. It doesn't make a difference.
I don't need all the comments of all Guesses. I want the top 3 (or 5). I am also trying to keep the one-liner call intact and simple, manage everything through scopes, relations and parameterized functions so that the API call itself is clean and simple.
Any advice?

Answer 1

There are several methods to achieve this, which i know.
1st. You can add limit to relation, for ex.
'photos' => array(self::HAS_MANY, 'Photo', 'companyId',
'limit'=>3
)
2nd. You can call limit results when call relation, for ex.
$model->photos(array('limit' => 4));
Maybe there are some other methods, but i don't know them.

Answer 2

According to the documentation, that should be ok..
My only suggestions would be:
$data = Guesses::model()->with(
array('comments'=>array('scopes'=>array('api')))
)->findAll();
or:
$data = Guesses::model()->findAll(array(
'with'=>array('comments'=>array('scopes'=>array('api')))
));
but that should be the same logic. I don't think together will help you.. it is true by default.
Update
These examples are taken straight from the relational documentation
$posts=Post::model()->with('comments:recently:approved')->findAll();
or since 1.1.7:
$posts=Post::model()->with(array(
'comments'=>array(
'scopes'=>array('recently','approved')
),
))->findAll();
or since 1.1.7
$posts=Post::model()->findAll(array(
'with'=>array(
'comments'=>array(
'scopes'=>array('recently','approved')
),
),
));
and lazy-loading:
$approvedComments = $post->comments('comments:approved');
Which suggests that your code should work.. what query is being run in your trace?
Do you have any default scopes that you haven't posted? Are their any extra options defined in your relation? I have had trouble with both of these interfering with named scopes.