Which's the correct way to get the voyager data from the DB?

[lamualfa]

Which's the correct way to get the voyager data from the DB? Honestly, I can't find any documentation about it.

1. Getting manually using Model (Laravel Eloquent)

Example

News::select('title', 'description')->where('id', 'xxx')->get()->toArray();

Pros

• More control
• More flexible

Cons

• Does not implement user roles
• Does not group the data likes Menu & Menu Items
• Does not parse Input File data from string to object (array)

2. Getting manually using DB::table

For Voyager built-in table, sometimes I use this method to fetch the data from them.

Example

DB::table('menu_items')->where('menu', menu_id)->get()->toArray();

again, the problem with this method is also the same as the first method.

3 Or else

[ousid]

Hey, @lamualfa

I don't get voyager data__, you mean by that, you need to get the records from the database?

Alright, there is a Voyager::model('the model') if you are looking to fetch the qualified name model, or if you want to set some rules, there are a bunch of methods you can use.

You may take a look here:
https://github.com/the-control-group/voyager/blob/1.5/src/Widgets/UserDimmer.php

Or here:
https://voyager-docs.devdojo.com/core-concepts/roles-and-permissions#customize-controller