Buffalo Eats Online API Documentation

WaitingList extends Model
in package

Waiting list model for dine-in table queuing.

Manages the queue of customers waiting for tables, with notification support when their table is ready.

Tags
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.
addToQueue()  : int
Add a customer to the waiting list.
all()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get all records from the table.
cancel()  : bool
Cancel a waiting list entry.
count()  : int
Count records matching optional conditions.
countWaiting()  : int
Count currently waiting customers.
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.
getActiveQueue()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get all waiting customers for a business (active queue).
getDb()  : PDO
Get the underlying PDO connection.
getTodayList()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get today's full waiting list (all statuses).
markNoShow()  : bool
Mark as no-show.
markNotified()  : bool
Record that a notification was sent.
markSeated()  : bool
Mark a customer as seated.
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.
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', 'table_id', 'customer_name', 'customer_phone', 'customer_email', 'party_size', 'status', 'notes', 'notified_at', 'notification_method', 'seated_at', 'added_by']

Mass-assignable fields

$primaryKey

protected string $primaryKey = 'id'

Primary key column

$table

protected string $table = 'waiting_list'

Database table name

Methods

__construct()

Initialize model with database connection.

public __construct() : mixed

addToQueue()

Add a customer to the waiting list.

public addToQueue(array<string|int, mixed> $data) : int
Parameters
$data : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
int

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>

cancel()

Cancel a waiting list entry.

public cancel(int $id) : bool
Parameters
$id : int
Return values
bool

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

countWaiting()

Count currently waiting customers.

public countWaiting(int $businessId) : int
Parameters
$businessId : int
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

getActiveQueue()

Get all waiting customers for a business (active queue).

public getActiveQueue(int $businessId) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$businessId : int
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getDb()

Get the underlying PDO connection.

public getDb() : PDO
Return values
PDO

getTodayList()

Get today's full waiting list (all statuses).

public getTodayList(int $businessId) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$businessId : int
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

markNoShow()

Mark as no-show.

public markNoShow(int $id) : bool
Parameters
$id : int
Return values
bool

markNotified()

Record that a notification was sent.

public markNotified(int $id, string $method) : bool
Parameters
$id : int
$method : string

email|sms|both

Return values
bool

markSeated()

Mark a customer as seated.

public markSeated(int $id[, int|null $tableId = null ]) : bool
Parameters
$id : int
$tableId : int|null = null
Return values
bool

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

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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