Changed functions in Person model such that they return a Relation instead of an

Eloquent collection and adjusted the PersonController accordingly.

app/Person.php

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Person extends Model
      */
     public function isMember()
     {
-        $latest = $this->getMemberStates()->last();
+        $latest = $this->memberStates->last();
     
         if (is_null($latest)) {
             return false;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Person extends Model
      */
     public function wasMember()
     {
-        return !($this->getMemberStates()->isEmpty());
+        return !($this->memberStates->isEmpty());
     }
 
     /*
@@ -49,13 +49,9 @@ class Person extends Model
      */
     public static function active()
     {
-        return Person::join('member_states', 'people.id', '=', 'member_states.person_id')
-                     ->where('member_states.leaving_date', null)
-                     ->select('person_id as id', 'title', 'name_or_company',
-                              'surname', 'date_of_birth', 'city', 'street',
-                              'postal_code', 'email', 'mobile', 'phone',
-                              'joining_date', 'leaving_date')
-                     ->get();
+        return Person::whereHas('memberStates', function($memberState) {
+            $memberState->where('leaving_date', '=', null);
+        })->get();
     }
 
     /*
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ class Person extends Model
      */
     public function activeSince()
     {
-        $latest = $this->hasMany('\App\MemberState')
+        $latest = $this->memberStates
                        ->orderBy('joining_date', 'desc')
                        ->first();
     
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ class Person extends Model
      */
     public function activeTime()
     {
-        $activeTimes = $this->hasMany('\App\MemberState')->get();
+        $activeTimes = $this->memberStates;
         
         $diff = 0;
 
@@ -101,11 +97,11 @@ class Person extends Model
     /*
      * Get all member state records associated with a person.
      *
-     * @return Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection
+     * @return Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany
      */
-    public function getMemberStates()
+    public function memberStates()
     {
-        return $this->hasMany('\App\MemberState')->orderBy('joining_date')->get();
+        return $this->hasMany('\App\MemberState')->orderBy('joining_date');
     }
 
     /**************************************************************************
@@ -115,20 +111,20 @@ class Person extends Model
     /*
      * Get all targets associated with a person.
      *
-     * @return Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection
+     * @return Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany
      */
-    public function getTargets()
+    public function targets()
     {
-        return $this->hasMany('\App\PersonTarget')->orderBy('date')->get();
+        return $this->hasMany('\App\PersonTarget')->orderBy('date');
     }
 
     /*
      * Get all actuals associated with a person.
      *
-     * @return Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection
+     * @return Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasManyThrough
      */
-    public function getActuals()
+    public function actuals()
     {
-        return $this->hasManyThrough('\App\SubBooking', '\App\PersonTarget')->get();
+        return $this->hasManyThrough('\App\SubBooking', '\App\PersonTarget');
     }
 }