[6.x] FindBy added

[ghost]

Sometimes the find() function it's not enough, for example, we don't have the id, but have the email of the user to find, it's can be easily use findBy('email', '=', 'taylor@laravel.com') or findBy('email', 'like', '%@laravel.com%'), this can be done with where('email', '=', 'taylor@laravel.com')->first(), but, like the find() function, using that function will be to more productivity and will be more easily to find one user with some characteristic.

[JosephSilber]

Noe that where works without an operator. If we are indeed to add a findBy method, it should also work without providing an operator.

[ghost]

Fixed

[Miguel-Serejo]

Collections have a method named firstWhere with the same syntax. Should this method have the same name for consistency?

[thanhtaivtt]

I think, you should change == to === and same with line 371

[netpok]

It can be changed, but I don't think it matters in this case

[netpok]

If this is merged it would be nice to have have it like the dynamic wheres.

Example:

User::findByName('Joe');

[samdharris]

Since you've added findBy, is it worth also adding findByOrFail?

[deleugpn]

I'm guessing you're gonna have to write some tests if this is were to be merged.

[taylorotwell]

I think you can just use where and first.