Combined ANY/ALL (AND/OR) in GravityForms GFAPI::get_entries? - gravity-forms-plugin

Question

Can GFAPI::get_entries take a NESTED set of field_filters, so the top filter uses 'mode' => 'all' and the child filter uses 'mode' => 'any' ?
My goal is to find entries where
Color = 'Red' AND City = 'Chicago' OR 'Boston'
The docs for GFAPI do not mention this capability, but there are not many examples anyway. I tried the following code, but it results in a 500-error.
$form_id = '11';
$search_criteria = array(
'field_filters' => array(
'mode' => 'all' // 'and'; default
array(
'key' => '23', // color
'value' => 'red'
),
array(
'mode' => 'any', // 'or'
array(
'key' => '12', // city
'value' => 'Chicago'
),
array(
'key' => '12',
'value' => 'Boston'
),
),
) // field_filters
); // $search_criteria
$entries = GFAPI::get_entries( $form_id, $search_criteria );
Alternatively, I can do the 2nd filter (for City) separately, in a foreach ($entries as $entry), if necessary.
Wondering if anyone has tried something like this and could advise.
Thanks.

Answer 1

This isn't possible with the GFAPI::get_entries method; however, if you're willing to go beneath the hood a little further, you can use the GF_Query class to do complex clauses as you've described.
Take a look at this simple form export. I've setup two Drop Down fields, each with three choices. I've submitted three sample entries:
Now, let's say we only want to get entries where Drop Down A is "First Choice" and Drop Down B is "Second Choice" or "Third Choice". That'd look something like this:
$form_id = 387;
$gf_query = new GF_Query( $form_id );
$gf_query->where( call_user_func_array( array( 'GF_Query_Condition', '_and' ), array(
new GF_Query_Condition(
new GF_Query_Column( '1' ),
GF_Query_Condition::EQ,
new GF_Query_Literal( 'First Choice' )
),
call_user_func_array( array( 'GF_Query_Condition', '_or' ), array(
new GF_Query_Condition(
new GF_Query_Column( '2' ),
GF_Query_Condition::EQ,
new GF_Query_Literal( 'Second Choice' )
),
new GF_Query_Condition(
new GF_Query_Column( '2' ),
GF_Query_Condition::EQ,
new GF_Query_Literal( 'Third Choice' )
),
) ),
) ) );
$entries = $gf_query->get();
This is the same basic structure as your example with the color and city. Just update the form ID, field IDs, and field values and you'll be good to go.