/**
* {@inheritdoc}
*/
public function recent($user)
{
// Retrieve all unread notifications for the user...
$unreadNotifications = Notification::with('creator')->where('user_id', $user->id)->where('read', 0)->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
// Retrieve the 8 most recent read notifications for the user...
$readNotifications = Notification::with('creator')->where('user_id', $user->id)->where('read', 1)->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->take(8)->get();
// Add the read notifications to the unread notifications so they show afterwards...
$notifications = $unreadNotifications->merge($readNotifications)->sortByDesc('created_at');
if (count($notifications) > 0) {
Notification::whereNotIn('id', $notifications->lists('id'))->where('user_id', $user->id)->where('created_at', '<', $notifications->first()->created_at)->delete();
}
return $notifications->values();
}
