Can select only necessary columns via byHash

[addeeandra]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Let's say that I had a table with 20 columns. The Model::byHash($hash) is getting all 20 columns by default, and hide columns from $hidden attribute. I often face a scenario where I need to get only 1 or 2 column for a table via Model::byHash($hash).

It's currently achievable with: Model::select('id', 'email')->byHash($hash)->first();. Two problems here:

1. Loss of type-safety.
2. Loss of conciseness, we can make it better.

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Describe the solution you'd like

Capability to use Model::byHash($hash, $columns), Model::byHashOrFail($hash, $columns)

[EriBloo]

This could be a fine addition if signature of static byHash/byHashOrFail had a default of ['*'] columns. This would make it not break existing applications and it would be consistent with find/findOrFail.

The question I just have is what do you mean by "loss of type-safety". What is a difference in this context between Model::byHash($hash) and Model::query()->select(['*'])->byHash($hash)->first()?