public function visible_bookmarks_count()
{
$this_tag_name = $this->name;
$bookmarks = new Collection();
$all_bookmarks = Bookmark::where('user_id', '=', Auth::user()->id)->orWhere('private', '=', false)->get();
//iterate through all of the potential bookmarks
foreach ($all_bookmarks as $bookmark) {
$tags = $bookmark->tags()->get();
foreach ($tags as $tag) {
if ($tag->name == $this_tag_name) {
//user is allowed to see this one so add to collection
$bookmarks->push($bookmark);
break;
}
}
}
//done
return $bookmarks->unique('id')->count();
}
public function deleteBookmark(Request $request)
{
//grab the desired bookmark
$bookmark_to_delete = Bookmark::where('user_id', '=', Auth::user()->id)->find($request->bm_id);
//for response message
$message = array();
//if this user does not own the bookmark, fail and return
if (!count($bookmark_to_delete)) {
$message = array('status' => 'Error', 'message' => 'That bookmark cannot be removed! You are not the owner!');
//user owns the bookmark, so lets proceed and delete it
} else {
$bookmark_to_delete->delete();
$message = array('status' => 'OK', 'message' => 'Bookmark with name: ' . $bookmark_to_delete->name . ' removed!');
}
//redirect to the dashboard view with the message
return redirect('dashboard')->with('message', $message);
}