Custom Queries for Lotteries

/* Custom Queries for Lotteries */
/* usable when creating custom page template, not copy paste ready code - just custom query example! */


// Return active lottery products.
$args = array(
    'fields' => 'ids',
    'post_type'=> 'product',
    'show_past_lottery' => FALSE,
    'tax_query' => array(array('taxonomy' => 'product_type' , 'field' => 'slug', 'terms' => 'lottery')),
);

// Return past lottery products.
$args = array(
    'fields' => 'ids',
    'post_type'=> 'product',
    'show_past_lottery' => TRUE,
    'tax_query' => array(array('taxonomy' => 'product_type' , 'field' => 'slug', 'terms' => 'lottery')),
    'meta_query' => array(
            array(
                    'key' => '_lottery_closed',
                    'operator' => 'EXISTS',
                ),
            ),
    );

$the_query  = new WP_Query( $args );