Multiple Associations to the Same Model in CakePHP 3

Question

I am using cakePHP version 3.x.

When i query the MessagesTable i want to get the Users data for the the sender and the receiver of the message. I have done this many tim

Answer 1

Thank you for your help @drmonkeyninja. I have found what was wrong, all i needed to do was call the Users associations i defined in the MessagesTable, i feel so stupid now.

MessagesTable

$this->belongsTo('Sender', [
    'className' => 'Users',
    'foreignKey' => 'sender_id',
    'propertyName' => 'Sender',
]);
$this->belongsTo('Receiver', [
    'className' => 'Users',
    'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
    'propertyName' => 'Receiver'
]);

The query that works:

$messages = $this->Messages->find()
        ->where(['Messages.user_id' => $this->Auth->user('id')])
        ->orwhere(['Messages.sender_id' => $this->Auth->user('id')])
        ->order(['Messages.created' => 'DESC'])
        ->contain([
            'Sender',
            'Receiver'
        ])
    ;