/**
* Display a listing of the category.
*
* @param $slug
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function category($slug)
{
$category_name = str_replace('-', ' ', $slug);
$category = $this->category->where('category', 'like', $category_name)->firstOrFail();
$articles = $this->category->categoryArticle($category->id);
$data = $this->reduceArticleData($articles);
return ['request_id' => uniqid(), 'status' => 'success', 'timestamp' => Carbon::now(), 'articles' => $data];
}
/**
* Display a listing of the category.
*
* @param Request $request
* @param $slug
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function category(Request $request, $slug)
{
/*
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Populating article by category
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Reverse category by slug form into plain name and select article by that
* name, also construct breadcrumb stack, because we implement lazy
* pagination via ajax so return json when 'page' variable exist.
*/
$categoryName = str_replace('-', ' ', $slug);
$category = $this->category->where('category', 'like', $categoryName)->firstOrFail();
$articles = $this->category->categoryArticle($category->id);
$breadcrumb = ['Archive' => route('article.archive'), $category->category => route('article.category', [$slug])];
$next_ref = '#';
$prev_ref = '#';
if (Input::get('page', false) && $request->ajax()) {
return $articles;
} else {
return view('article.category', compact('breadcrumb', 'next_ref', 'prev_ref'));
}
}