Buffalo Eats Online API Documentation

MenuCategory extends Model
in package

Menu category model for organizing menu items by category.

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author

J.J. Johnson visionquest716@gmail.com

copyright

2026 VisionQuestServices LLC

Table of Contents

Properties

$db  : PDO
$fillable  : array<string|int, mixed>
$primaryKey  : string
$table  : string

Methods

__construct()  : mixed
Initialize model with database connection.
all()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get all records from the table.
count()  : int
Count records matching optional conditions.
create()  : int
Create a new record.
delete()  : bool
Delete a record by primary key.
find()  : array<string|int, mixed>|null
Find a record by primary key.
findBy()  : array<string|int, mixed>|null
Find a record by a specific field value.
generateSlug()  : string
Generate a URL-friendly slug from a category name, unique per business.
getActiveForBusiness()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get active categories for a business.
getDb()  : PDO
Get the underlying PDO connection.
getForBusiness()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get all categories for a business ordered by sort_order.
getWithItemCounts()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get categories with their menu item counts.
paginate()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Paginate records matching conditions.
query()  : PDOStatement
Execute a raw SQL query with parameter binding.
update()  : bool
Update a record by primary key.
updateSortOrder()  : void
Update sort order for multiple categories.
where()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Find records matching conditions.
filterFillable()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Filter data to only include fillable fields.

Properties

$db

protected PDO $db

Database connection

$fillable

protected array<string|int, mixed> $fillable = ['business_id', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'sort_order', 'is_active']

Mass-assignable fields

$primaryKey

protected string $primaryKey = 'id'

Primary key column

$table

protected string $table = 'menu_categories'

Database table name

Methods

__construct()

Initialize model with database connection.

public __construct() : mixed

all()

Get all records from the table.

public all([string $orderBy = 'id' ][, string $direction = 'ASC' ]) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$orderBy : string = 'id'

Column to order by

$direction : string = 'ASC'

Sort direction (ASC or DESC)

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

count()

Count records matching optional conditions.

public count([array<string|int, mixed> $conditions = [] ]) : int
Parameters
$conditions : array<string|int, mixed> = []

Associative array of field => value pairs

Return values
int

create()

Create a new record.

public create(array<string|int, mixed> $data) : int
Parameters
$data : array<string|int, mixed>

Associative array of field => value pairs

Return values
int —

The ID of the newly created record

delete()

Delete a record by primary key.

public delete(int $id) : bool
Parameters
$id : int

Primary key value

Return values
bool

find()

Find a record by primary key.

public find(int $id) : array<string|int, mixed>|null
Parameters
$id : int

Primary key value

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>|null

findBy()

Find a record by a specific field value.

public findBy(string $field, mixed $value) : array<string|int, mixed>|null
Parameters
$field : string

Column name

$value : mixed

Value to match

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>|null

generateSlug()

Generate a URL-friendly slug from a category name, unique per business.

public generateSlug(string $name, int $businessId[, int|null $excludeId = null ]) : string
Parameters
$name : string

Category name

$businessId : int

Business ID

$excludeId : int|null = null

Category ID to exclude (for updates)

Return values
string

getActiveForBusiness()

Get active categories for a business.

public getActiveForBusiness(int $businessId) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$businessId : int

Business ID

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getDb()

Get the underlying PDO connection.

public getDb() : PDO
Return values
PDO

getForBusiness()

Get all categories for a business ordered by sort_order.

public getForBusiness(int $businessId) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$businessId : int

Business ID

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getWithItemCounts()

Get categories with their menu item counts.

public getWithItemCounts(int $businessId) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$businessId : int

Business ID

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

paginate()

Paginate records matching conditions.

public paginate(array<string|int, mixed> $conditions, int $page, int $perPage[, string $orderBy = 'id' ][, string $direction = 'ASC' ]) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$conditions : array<string|int, mixed>

Associative array of field => value pairs

$page : int

Current page number (1-based)

$perPage : int

Records per page

$orderBy : string = 'id'

Column to order by

$direction : string = 'ASC'

Sort direction (ASC or DESC)

Return values
array<string|int, mixed> —

Pagination result with data, total, page, per_page, total_pages

query()

Execute a raw SQL query with parameter binding.

public query(string $sql[, array<string|int, mixed> $params = [] ]) : PDOStatement
Parameters
$sql : string

SQL query string

$params : array<string|int, mixed> = []

Bound parameters

Return values
PDOStatement

update()

Update a record by primary key.

public update(int $id, array<string|int, mixed> $data) : bool
Parameters
$id : int

Primary key value

$data : array<string|int, mixed>

Associative array of field => value pairs

Return values
bool

updateSortOrder()

Update sort order for multiple categories.

public updateSortOrder(array<string|int, mixed> $order) : void
Parameters
$order : array<string|int, mixed>

Associative array of category_id => sort_order

where()

Find records matching conditions.

public where(array<string|int, mixed> $conditions[, string $orderBy = 'id' ][, string $direction = 'ASC' ]) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$conditions : array<string|int, mixed>

Associative array of field => value pairs

$orderBy : string = 'id'

Column to order by

$direction : string = 'ASC'

Sort direction

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

filterFillable()

Filter data to only include fillable fields.

protected filterFillable(array<string|int, mixed> $data) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$data : array<string|int, mixed>

Input data

Return values
array<string|int, mixed> —

Filtered data


        

        
    




    

    

                                

                

                                
    

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