I can't use some Eloquent methods

Question

I'm trying to use Eloquent with a relationship and alwys have th same result:

Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::xxxx()

where xxxx could be "sons" defined in my model or save() if I use another code.

First of all I have this two models (simplified):

<?php

use Cartalyst\Sentry\Users\Eloquent\User as SentryUserModel;

class User extends SentryUserModel {

    public static $rules =          array(  'first_name'        => 'required',
                                            'last_name'         => 'required',

    );

    protected $hidden = array('password', 'remember_token');

    public function sons()
    {
        return $this->hasMany('Son');
    }

}

and

class Son extends \Eloquent {

    protected $guarded =['id'];

    public $timestamps = false;

    public static $rules =          array(  'first_name_son'    => 'required',

    );

    public function user()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('User');
    }

}

and PhpStrorm tolds me tha Eloquent is an undefined class. Even so, I can use some methods.

My problem now. I try tu use this to save a "son" of a "user":

$user = Sentry::getUser();
$data = Input::all();
$rules_son = Son::$rules;

$son = new Son(array(
            'first_name_son'    => $data['first_name_son'],
 ));

 $user->sons()->save($son);

here breaks with

Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::sons()

and if I use

$user->with('sons')->save($son);

Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::save()

and this works fine

Son::create(array(
            'user_id'           => $user->id,
            'first_name_son'    => $data['first_name_son'],
));

All this code is in my UsersController

What's the matter using mnethod "sons()", and why in this proyect Eloquent could be "not defined"? (it's defined becouse I can search or save using Eloquent ORM)

Thanks guys

Answer 1

While I was waiting for an answer ;), I still having problems with Eloquent methods. I cant use something as $user->books()->get() or ->attach() in a relation many to many users and books, also with User::with('books') I have the same problem

Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::xxxx()

My problem is becouse of Sentry. I get the User with:

$user = Sentry::getUser();

And, I don't know why, this $user is not a User model too, so some methods fail.

My solution, I don't know if it's the best one: - create a static function to call the user still using Sentry

//In User.php model
public  static function eloquentUser(){
    $sentry_user = Sentry::getUser();
    return $user = User::findOrFail($sentry_user->id);
}

Then I call it with:

$user = User::eloquentUser();

Stiil using Sentry and works with Eloquent.