Get all the related fields in one json response - laravel

Question

i want to make an api with laravel and i want to get all the fields like the following format
projects: [
{
id,
name,
logo,
thumbnail,
phases: [{
id,
name,
date,
views: [{
id,
name,
thumbnail,
images: [{
id,
path: [ 5 urls for the various images ]
date
}]
}]
}]
}
]
my database model like the following
- projects -> hasmany phases
- phases -> hasmany view
- views -> hasmany images
the model like the following
class Project extends \Eloquent {
// Add your validation rules here
public static $rules = [
'title' => 'required',
];
// Don't forget to fill this array
protected $fillable = [ 'title', 'desc' ];
public function phases() {
return $this->hasMany('Phase');
}
}
class Phase extends \Eloquent {
protected $fillable = [ 'title', 'from', 'to', 'project_id' ];
public static $rules = [
'title' => 'required',
'from' => 'required',
'to' => 'required'
];
public function views() {
return $this->hasMany( 'View' );
}
public function project(){
return $this->belongsTo('Project');
}
}
class View extends \Eloquent {
// Add your validation rules here
public static $rules = [
'title' => 'required',
'image_path' => 'required'
];
// Don't forget to fill this array
protected $fillable = [ 'title', 'image_path', 'caption', 'view_date', 'phase_id' ];
public function phase(){
return $this->belongsTo('Phase');
}
}
How can i get all the json in the index response, i use the following but not getting the same format
Project::all();

Answer 1

You have to eager load the datasets:
Project::with('phases.views','phases.images')->get();
Looks like you don't have the images in your model as a related model, but you do have projects. But your json example shows images and not projects, is this right?

Answer 2

Relationships aren't loaded by default when retrieving a collection (this is called lazy loading). But you can load them by using the with() method (this is called eager loading):
Project:all()->with('phases')->get();
You can also chain nested relationships with dot notation:
Project:all()->with('phases.views')->get();