A JOIN With Additional Conditions Using Query Builder or Eloquent

Solution 1:

$results = DB::table('rooms')
                     ->distinct()
                     ->leftJoin('bookings', function($join)
                         {
                             $join->on('rooms.id', '=', 'bookings.room_type_id');
                             $join->on('arrival','>=',DB::raw("'2012-05-01'"));
                             $join->on('arrival','<=',DB::raw("'2012-05-10'"));
                             $join->on('departure','>=',DB::raw("'2012-05-01'"));
                             $join->on('departure','<=',DB::raw("'2012-05-10'"));
                         })
                     ->where('bookings.room_type_id', '=', NULL)
                     ->get();

Not quite sure if the between clause can be added to the join in laravel.

Notes:

• DB::raw() instructs Laravel not to put back quotes.
• By passing a closure to join methods you can add more join conditions to it, on() will add AND condition and orOn() will add OR condition.

Solution 2:

You can replicate those brackets in the left join:

LEFT JOIN bookings  
               ON rooms.id = bookings.room_type_id
              AND (  bookings.arrival between ? and ?
                  OR bookings.departure between ? and ? )

is

->leftJoin('bookings', function($join){
    $join->on('rooms.id', '=', 'bookings.room_type_id');
    $join->on(DB::raw('(  bookings.arrival between ? and ? OR bookings.departure between ? and ? )'), DB::raw(''), DB::raw(''));
})

You'll then have to set the bindings later using "setBindings" as described in this SO post: How to bind parameters to a raw DB query in Laravel that's used on a model?

It's not pretty but it works.

Solution 3:

If you have some params, you can do this.

    $results = DB::table('rooms')
    ->distinct()
    ->leftJoin('bookings', function($join) use ($param1, $param2)
    {
        $join->on('rooms.id', '=', 'bookings.room_type_id');
        $join->on('arrival','=',DB::raw("'".$param1."'"));
        $join->on('arrival','=',DB::raw("'".$param2."'"));

    })
    ->where('bookings.room_type_id', '=', NULL)
    ->get();

and then return your query

return $results;