invoiceninja/app/Models/Traits/Excludable.php

<?php
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 * Invoice Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
 *
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 *
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 *
 * @license https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
 */

namespace App\Models\Traits;

trait Excludable
{
    /**
     * Get the array of columns
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    private function getTableColumns()
    {
        return $this->getConnection()->getSchemaBuilder()->getColumnListing($this->getTable());
    }

    /**
     * Exclude an array of elements from the result.
     * @param $query
     * @param $columns
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function scopeExclude($query, $columns)
    {
        return $query->select(array_diff($this->getTableColumns(), (array) $columns));
    }
}