Pagination

Introduction

JCC-Eloquent provides pagination at both model and builder level.

Both methods read request.query.page and return data + pagination metadata.

Model pagination

Model.paginate(request, perPage?):

This returns:

• data
• meta (current_page, per_page, total, total_pages, has_more, links)
• links (first, last)

Query builder pagination

Builder pagination works on filtered queries:

Use this when pagination must respect custom constraints.

Manual offset/limit alternative

For full manual control:

Notes

• page is clamped to a minimum of 1.
• perPage is cast to number internally.
• Pagination link generation uses request protocol/host/path.

Summary

• Use User.paginate(req, perPage) for quick model pagination.
• Use query .paginate(req, perPage) when filtering/sorting is needed.
• Use offset + limit only for custom manual paging flows.