where('user_id', '=', $userId)->first(); if ($existing) return $existing; $item = new ResourceUser(); $item->{$resourceIdColumn} = $resourceId; $item->user_id = $userId; return $item; } public static function getId($userId, $resourceType, $resourceId) { $item = self::get($userId, $resourceType, $resourceId); if ($item->exists) return $item->id; $item->save(); return $item->id; } }