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Feature: Add an insertInto method to the Query Builder #2

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JasonTheAdams opened this issue Sep 28, 2022 · 0 comments
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Feature: Add an insertInto method to the Query Builder #2

JasonTheAdams opened this issue Sep 28, 2022 · 0 comments
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SQL provides the ability to Insert Into a table using the results of another query. This is incredibly useful, especially as a means of migration or conditionally inserting rows.

Take the following example:

global $wpdb;

$donationMetaTable = "{$wpdb->prefix}give_donationmeta";
$subscriptionTable = "{$wpdb->prefix}give_subscriptions";

$wpdb->query(
    "
        INSERT INTO $donationMetaTable (donation_id, meta_key, meta_value)
        SELECT
            p.ID,
            'subscription_id',
            s.id
        FROM
            $wpdb->posts AS p
            LEFT JOIN $donationMetaTable AS dm1 ON dm1.donation_id = p.ID
                AND dm1.meta_key = 'subscription_id'
            LEFT JOIN $donationMetaTable AS dm2 ON dm2.donation_id = p.ID
                AND dm2.meta_key = '_give_subscription_payment'
            LEFT JOIN $subscriptionTable AS s ON s.parent_payment_id = p.ID
        WHERE
            dm2.meta_value = '1'
            AND dm1.meta_value IS NULL
    "
);

This inserts subscription_id meta into the donation meta table, but only for cases where it's missing. So if this query were to run twice the second time it runs it would do nothing! ✨

It would be awesome to have something like the following:

DB::table('donationmeta')
  ->insertInto(
    DB::table('posts')->select()->where(); // set up query
  );
@JasonTheAdams JasonTheAdams added the enhancement New feature or request label Sep 28, 2022
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