public function viewPost($forum_id, $post_id)
{
try {
$post = ForumPost::with('replies')->where('id', $post_id)->firstOrFail();
$data = $this->buildData();
$data['post'] = $post;
return view('laravel-forum::forum.thread', $data);
} catch (Exception $e) {
return view('laravel-forum::errors.404');
}
}
/**
* Get a users post count (posts created and replies).
* @param int $user_id User Id.
* @return int
*/
public function getPostCount($user_id)
{
/* Get count from forum posts */
try {
$posts = ForumPost::where('author_id', $user_id)->get();
$posts = count($posts);
} catch (Exception $e) {
$posts = 0;
}
/* Get count from forum replies */
try {
$replies = ForumReply::where('author_id', $user_id)->get();
$replies = count($replies);
} catch (Exception $e) {
$replies = 0;
}
/* Return total */
return $posts + $replies;
}
private function postExists($post_id)
{
try {
$post = ForumPost::where('id', $post_id)->firstOrFail();
return $post;
} catch (\Exception $e) {
return false;
}
}
