/**
* Display a listing of the category.
*
* @param Request $request
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function index(Request $request)
{
$filter = $request->get('filter', 'merge');
$sub = explode(':', $filter);
if ($sub[0] == 'subcategory') {
if (isset($sub[1]) && $sub[1] > 0) {
$menu = Subcategory::whereCategoryId($sub[1])->get();
} else {
$menu = Subcategory::all();
}
} else {
if ($filter == 'category') {
$menu = Category::all();
} else {
$menu = Category::with('subcategories')->get();
}
}
return ['request_id' => uniqid(), 'status' => 'success', 'timestamp' => Carbon::now(), 'categories' => $menu];
}
/**
* Show the form for editing the specified article.
*
* @param $slug
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function edit($slug)
{
/*
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Show edit form
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Populate category into list for build drop down, and try catch old
* subcategory input because it depends on category, by default subcategory
* should be exist on edit because all article should have it.
*/
$article = Article::whereSlug($slug)->firstOrFail();
$categories = Category::pluck('category', 'id');
$subcategories = null;
if (Input::old('category', '') != '') {
$subcategories = Category::findOrFail(Input::old('category'))->subcategories;
} else {
$subcategories = Subcategory::whereCategoryId($article->subcategory->category->id)->get();
}
return view('contributor.article_edit', compact('article', 'categories', 'subcategories'));
}
