laravel eloquent query

gistfile1.txt

public function fetchTicket(Request $request)
    {
        // Check fields
        $validator = Validator::make($request->json()->all(), [
            '_token'     => 'required'
         ]);
         if ($validator->fails()) return $validator->messages()->first();

        // Format request
        $data = $this->convertRequest($request->json());

        // Check token auth
        if ($data['_token'] === md5(env('DISCORD_TOKEN'))) {
            // Determine query
            if (isset($data['latest'])) {
                $query = DiscordSupportTickets::orderBy('ticket', 'DESC')
                            ->limit(1)
                            ->get();
            }
            elseif (isset($data['ticket'])) {
                $query = DiscordSupportTickets::where('ticket', $data['ticket'])
                            ->limit(1)
                            ->get();
            }
            elseif (isset($data['user_id']) && isset($data['only_open']) && $data['only_open'] === true) {
                $query = DiscordSupportTickets::where('user_id', $data['user_id'])
                            ->where('open', 1)
                            ->orderBy('ticket', 'DESC')
                            ->get();
            }
            elseif (isset($data['user_id']) && (!isset($data['only_open']) || $data['only_open'] === false)) {
                $query = DiscordSupportTickets::where('user_id', $data['user_id'])
                            ->orderBy('ticket', 'DESC')
                            ->get();
            }
            // Build results
            if (isset($query) && sizeof($query)) {
                return json_encode($query, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }
        else { return false; }
    }