OLAS/app/models/User.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Auth\UserTrait;
use Illuminate\Auth\UserInterface;
use Illuminate\Auth\Reminders\RemindableTrait;
use Illuminate\Auth\Reminders\RemindableInterface;

use Zizaco\Entrust\HasRole;

class User extends Eloquent implements UserInterface, RemindableInterface {

	use UserTrait, RemindableTrait, HasRole;

	/**
	 * The database table used by the model.
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	protected $table = 'users';

	/**
	 * The attributes excluded from the model's JSON form.
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $hidden = array();

	/**
	 * The attributes that can be massively assigned
	 */
	protected $fillable = array('ssn', 'first_name', 'surnames', 'email', 'role', 'school_id', 'has_access', 'cell_phone', 'office_phone', 'office_extension');

	/**
     * Searchable rules.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $searchable = [
        'columns' => [
            'first_name' => 10,
            'surnames' => 10,
            'email' => 2,
        ],
    ];


	public function program()
	{
		return $this->belongsTo('Program');
	}

	public function school()
	{
		return $this->belongsTo('School');
	}

	public function courses()
	{
		return $this->hasMany('Course')->whereIn('semester_id', Session::get('semesters_ids'))->orderBy('code')->orderBy('number')->orderBy('section')->orderBy('semester_id');
	}

	public function rubrics()
	{
		return $this->hasMany('Rubric')->orderBy('name');
	}

	// return the programs the user is a pcoord of
	public function programs()
	{
		return $this->belongsToMany('Program')->select('programs.id', 'programs.name', 'programs.school_id', 'programs.is_graduate');
	}
}