/**
  * return the questions from the database
  * 
  * @return array       questions
  */
 public function all(Request $request)
 {
     if (!Auth::check()) {
         return Response::json(['error' => ['message' => 'not authorized, not logged in']]);
     } else {
         if (!Auth::user()->isAdmin()) {
             return Response::json(['error' => ['message' => 'not authorized, elevated permissions needed']]);
         }
     }
     $questionsCount = Question::count();
     // get the questions for that page
     $questions = Question::orderby('sequence')->get();
     // add the number of answers for each question
     for ($i = 0; $i < $questionsCount; $i++) {
         $questions[$i]['answersCount'] = $questions[$i]->answersCount();
     }
     $result = array('questions' => $questions, 'questionsCount' => $questionsCount);
     // return the result
     return $result;
 }