How to dynamically change setConnection() for a model in Laravel?

Question

Laravel

I have a controller with the following code:

private function unassignedLinks(Request $request)
    {
        return Link::whereNull('assignee_id')
            ->whereIn('status', [
                Link::LINK_STATUS_APPROVED,
                Link::LINK_STATUS_POST_ANSWER
            ])
            ->with('forum', 'order', 'question_account', 'answer_account')
            ->orderCorrectly()
            ->paginate(10, ['*'], 'uap')
            ->appends($request->except('uap'));
    }

Is it possible somehow to establish a dynamic connection to different databases through this function before returning setConnection(), so that data is returned from the database specified in the connection?

Answer 1

Feel free to study the framework code , take two.

Answer 2

Link::resolveConnection($connection = null)