familytree365/backend

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Chat extends Model
{
    //
    public function getChatsByUser($userId){
        $chats = $this->whereHas('users', function ($query) use($userId){            
            $query->where('user_id', $userId);
        })->get();
        //return $chats[0]->users;
        foreach($chats as $chat){
            $chat = $this->format($chat, $userId);
        }
        return $chats;
    }
    //
}