/** * Gets the social media posts for the specified $hashtag. * * @example array($post1, $post2, $post3) * @param string $term hashtag term to search for * @return array|object */ protected function getPosts($term) { // search social media provider feeds for the specified hashtag term $posts = $this->searchHashtag($term); // sort posts Post::sortPosts($posts, \Session::get('sort_by')); // merge posts with current user's saved posts $this->mergePosts($posts); return $posts; }
/** * Gets the current user's saved posts. Returns an empty Collection if user * is not logged in. * * @example array($post1, $post2, $post3) * @return array|object */ protected function getUserPosts() { // if a user is logged in, then return the user's saved posts // otherwise, return an empty array $user_posts = \Auth::check() ? \Auth::user()->posts->all() : []; // sort user's saved posts Post::sortPosts($user_posts, \Session::get('sort_by')); return $user_posts; }