/**
* Display a listing of the index resource.
*
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function index()
{
/*
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Retrieve featured posts from Article model
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Headline : indicate article with headline state
* Trending : indicate article with trending state
* Popular : the top of post sort by most viewed on last 3 months
* Ranked : the top of post sort by most stared
* Latest : last published article
*/
$article = new Article();
$featured = $article->headline();
$trending = $article->trending();
$popular = $article->mostPopular();
$ranked = $article->mostRanked();
$latest = $article->latest();
/*
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Retrieve featured category
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Selecting the most viewed articles on top 4 categories
*/
$category = new Category();
$summary = $category->featured();
return view('pages.index', compact('featured', 'popular', 'ranked', 'trending', 'latest', 'summary'));
}
