Instance the query builder directly from model

Question

When I do something like SomeModel::with(\'user\') it returns a Query\\Builder instance. How can I get this instance without need call the with()

Answer 1

Use the static query method:

$query = User::query();

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Additionally, you can use the when method to chain these conditionals directly onto the query builder itself:

$results = SomeModel::query()->when(condition(), function ($query) {
    $query->where(...);
})->get();

This is functionally equivalent to the imperative if clause.