[6.1.3] Method Illuminate\Support\Collection::load does not exist.

[Dylan-Chapman]

When I updated to 6.1.3 from 6.1.1, I can no longer do the following:

MyModel::search('myQuery')->get()->load('myRelation');

And I receive the error

Method Illuminate\Support\Collection::load does not exist.

Is there a new suggested method for loading relationships with searching?

[driesvints]

You're getting back a plain collection instead of an Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection. It could be due to the changes made in #334 but I'm not so sure why you're getting back a plain collection.

Are you overwriting the newCollection method in your model? Are you using the query method on the Scout Builder?

[Dylan-Chapman]

Nope, not overwriting newCollection, and not sure what the query method on the Scout Builder is/does. My model uses Laravel\Scout\Searchable and has a toSearchableArray method, and a controller that returns the results of MyModel::search('myQuery')->get()->load('myRelation');. That's all that's really happening related to searching.

If it matters, I'm using the teamtnt/laravel-scout-tntsearch-driver search driver.

[Dylan-Chapman]

Oh, I'd like to add that I can get around the problem by doing the following instead:

MyModel::search('myQuery')->paginate(0)->load('myRelation');

[driesvints]

I think it might be related to this piece of code: https://github.com/teamtnt/laravel-scout-tntsearch-driver/blob/master/src/Engines/TNTSearchEngine.php#L197-L206

But it's best that you open up an issue on their repo.

[sanjayojha]

I have the same problem. I am using it with Laravel 5.7 and latest drivers.
For now, I am using the temp fix suggested by @Dylan-Chapman

$posts = Post::search($query)->where('approved', 1)->paginate(0);
$posts->load(['author', 'category']);

Any update on it?

[mforcer]

@driesvints is this a TNT issue? The problem that I can see is that when using search() on a model it returns a Laravel\Scout\Builder instance which does not have access to load/with and neither does Collections obviously meaning neither of the relation loading methods can be used when returning results.

I've been forced to use the paginate(0) method to get around it.

[driesvints]

@mforcer I believe so. Look at the line I linked to. It always returns a plain collection and not an Eloquent one.

[alchibekov]

Oh, I'd like to add that I can get around the problem by doing the following instead:

MyModel::search('myQuery')->paginate(0)->load('myRelation');

MyModel::search('myQuery')->get()->load('myRelation');