Eloquent complex query - sql

Question

I need sql query, but i need to use Eloquent:
"SELECT * FROM Pass WHERE serial_number=$registered_serial_numbers AND (updated_at IS NULL OR updated_at >= $passesUpdatedSince)"
I try but have error:
$registered_passes = Pass::where('serial_number', $registered_serial_numbers)->where("updated_at IS NULL OR updated_at >= $passesUpdatedSince")->get();
How should i do it in Eloquent?

Answer 1

Two ways of doing it:
1) using whereRaw()
$registered_passes = Pass::whereIn('serial_number', $registered_serial_numbers)->whereRaw('updated_at IS NULL OR updated_at >= ?', $passesUpdatedSince)->get();
2) using a closure to do the AND (OR)
$registered_passes = Pass::whereIn('serial_number', $registered_serial_numbers)->where(function($query){
$query->whereNull('updated_at')->orWhere('updated_at', '>=', $passesUpdatedSince);})->get();
https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/queries#where-clauses
Have a look at the "Parameter Grouping" section

Answer 2

The query should be something like this:
$registered_passes = Pass::where("updated_at", $passesUpdatedSince)->whereIn('serial_number',$registered_serial_numbers)->get();
You use whereIn method for where in clause and make sure $registered_serial_numbers is an array of values.
My bad, misread it. If you are fine with serial number, just do a whereRaw like this:
$registered_passes = Pass::where('serial_number',$registered_serial_numbers)->whereRaw('updated_at IS NULL OR updated_at >= ?', $passesUpdatedSince)->get();