Phalcon\Mvc\Model::find() together with Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Query\Builder - php

Question

I am trying to use Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Query\Builder object together with Phalcon\Mvc\Model::find() method to customize data load behaviour.
All model rows in the table have "record_status" field which is used to mark records active/inactive.
I intend to extend Model::find() and Model::findFirst() methods to always add "record_status=1" constraint to all my Model queries. But for now, I'm just trying to pass Query\Builder object on to ::find() method externally:
class User extends Phalcon\Mvc\Model
{
}
$user = new User();
/**
* #var Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Query\Builder
*/
$query = $user->getModelsManager()->createBuilder();
$query->where('email = :email:', [
'email' => 'root#yahoo.com'
])->andWhere('record_status = :status:', [
'status' => 1
])->from('users');
$found = $user->find($query);
foreach ($found as $foundUser) {
...
}
The problem is that ->find($query) returns ALL rows from the database, ignoring WHERE clauses set to $query.
When inspecting properties of $query & $user I see the following relevant protected properties:
$query::_conditions = '(email = :email:) AND (record_status = :status:)';
$query::_bindParams = array(
'email' => 'root#yahoo.com',
'status' => 1
);
$user::_count = 4; // This is wrong, this corresponds to TOTAL number of rows
$user::_result->_bindParams = NULL; // Bound parameters have disappeared
$user::_result->_sqlStatement = 'SELECT `users`.`id`, `users`.`email`, `users`.`record_status` FROM `users`'; // As you can see, there is no WHERE clause
I'm on Phalcon 1.3.0, PHP 5.5.1.
I expect find() and findFirst() methods to accept Query\Builder() object and fetch the correct records. Is this a bug or am I approaching it incorrectly?
Thanks,
Temuri

Answer 1

Yep you have things wrong.
The Model::find() and Model::findFirst() functions accept arrays, int or string and are wrappers for query builder.
You have at least two options:
a) use query builder directly:
// ... here is your query builder script as in question
$results = $query->getQuery()->execute();
$firstFound = $results->getFirst();
b) pass array to Model::findFirst():
$firstFound = User::findFirst(
array(
'(email = :email:) AND (record_status = :status:)',
'bind' => array('email' => 'root#yahoo.com', 'status' => 1)
)
);