Allows you to utilize the Eloquent\Builder's paginate methods on regular Eloquent Collections.
Out of the box, Laravel only provides pagination methods on the Eloquent builder. This can be limiting since sometimes you'll get the data before paginating, or use a method that does. Once this happens, you can't access the paginate() or simplePaginate() methods anymore.
If you're still dealing with a Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection, then this trait will allow you to paginate the results!
- Laravel 5.4+
Open up your app's AppServiceProvider, then paste this line amongst your use imports:
use MallardDuck\LaravelTraits\Eloquent\CollectionPaginator;
Near the top of your AppServiceProvider class, paste:
use CollectionPaginator;Now, within the boot() method add:
$this->bootCollectionPaginator();And that's it!
The next time you're working with an Eloquent\Collection you can now simply use the paginate() or simplePaginate like you would with the builder!