Cannot use "find" when Model has constructor

[rms2219]

I wanted to create a constructor for my model to give some fields some default values. I created the constructor like this:

protected $fillable = array('_id');

public function __construct($attributes = array(), $exists = false)
    {
        parent::construct($attributes, $exists);

        $this->wigets = array();
        $this->starredDocuments = array();
        $this->last_accessed_date = date('m/d/Y g:i:s A'); // e.g. 08/23/2013 1:23:45 PM
    }

My plan requires me to first check if an entry exists with the given key before creating a new one and saving it. When I call "find" on my model, I get a BadMethodCallException: Call to undefined method Jenssegers\Mongodb\Builder::construct()

[jenssegers]

From where are you calling find, and could you provide the full error message?

[jenssegers]

I think I see your error, you have a syntax error in parent::construct($attributes, $exists);, this should actually be parent::__construct($attributes);.

Also, the attributes you are assigning will not be part of your model's attributes. If you want these values to be in your database as wel, add them to the $attributes array before passing it to the parent's constructor.