/**
* Retrieves the forum tree in a nested array
*
* @return array
*/
public function getForumTree()
{
$tree = array();
foreach (Category::orderBy('sort_id', 'ASC')->get() as $category) {
$branch = array('name' => $category->name, 'type' => 'Category', 'sort_id' => $category->sort_id, 'id' => $category->id);
$children = $category->children;
if (count($children) > 0) {
$branch['children'] = $this->getChildrenTree($children);
} else {
$branch['children'] = array();
}
$tree[] = $branch;
}
return $tree;
}
public function getAll()
{
return Category::orderBy('sort_id', 'ASC')->get();
}
