/**
* @param $id
* @param $numberOfPosts
* @return \Journal\Post
*/
public function getPosts($id, $numberOfPosts)
{
return Post::with(['author', 'tags'])->whereHas('tags', function ($query) use($id) {
// set a query to fetch posts according to the tag ID to which
// a tag is related to
$query->where('id', '=', $id);
})->where('active', '=', 1)->where('status', '=', 1)->orderBy('published_at', 'DESC')->paginate($numberOfPosts);
}
/**
* @param $string
* @param $id
* @return string
*/
public function validateSlug($string, $id = null)
{
// slugify
$slug = Str::slug(strtolower($string));
// check if ID is set
if (is_null($id)) {
$count = count(Post::where('slug', 'LIKE', $slug . '%')->get());
// return the slug
return $count > 0 ? "{$slug}-{$count}" : $slug;
}
// get the post
$post = $this->findById($id);
// check if slug is the same with the user slug
if ($post && $post->slug == $slug) {
return $post->slug;
}
return $slug;
}
