In this episode, we're diving into how to work with multiple aggregates in our user overview feature. We start by imagining a dashboard where we want to show not just one, but several different counts for a user—like the number of articles they've written, plus how many comments they've left.
To set this up, we first create a new Comment model, its migration, and a factory to make generating fake comment data easy. After running our migration, we use the factory (with Tinker) to quickly whip up a bunch of comments, all attached to the same user. This way, we have some realistic data to work with as we add new aggregates.
Next, we go into our routes and set up the logic to count both articles and comments for a user. You'll see how easy it is to add more aggregates—just toss more entries into the array! We make sure to set up the right relationships in our models, so everything connects smoothly.
Finally, we play around with conditions: maybe you only want to count articles that are published, but count all comments (or maybe you want to add filters to comments too). You can totally mix and match these constraints as needed. It's all about showing you how flexible these aggregate queries can be, and setting you up to handle whatever counting needs your app throws at you.