/**
*
* Returns array of post_count random posts
*
* @return Collection
*/
protected function getPosts()
{
$count = $this->property('postsCount');
$posts = Post::orderBy(DB::raw('RAND()'))->take($count)->get();
foreach ($posts as $post) {
$post->url = $post->setUrl($this->property('postPage'), $this->controller);
}
$this->cachePosts($posts);
return $posts;
}
/**
*
* Returns date (Carbon object) set to the date of the very first post
* or to current date if there are no posts
*
* @return Carbon
*/
protected static function getFirstDate()
{
$post = BlogPost::orderBy('published_at', 'asc')->isPublished()->first();
if (!$post) {
$date = new Carbon();
} else {
$date = new Carbon($post->published_at);
}
$date->setTime(0, 0);
return $date;
}
