public function render($parameters = array())
{
if (isset($parameters['categoryId'])) {
$categoryId = $parameters['categoryId'];
} else {
$advertcat = Advertcat::first();
if ($advertcat) {
$categoryId = $advertcat->id;
} else {
$categoryId = 0;
}
}
/*
* Create the id attribute for the (div) container of the advert.
* The idea is to create a "random" name instead of something like
* "advert-top" so it's harder to use an ad blocker.
* Different types have different IDs.
*/
$key = substr(Config::get('app.key'), 0, 10);
$salt = 'f2h8wqhdfn';
// Even more salt - you may change this value!
$containerId = substr(md5($categoryId . $key . $salt), 0, 5);
/*
* Ensure $containerId starts with an alphabetic character
*/
if (!ctype_alpha(substr($containerId, 0, 1))) {
$containerId = chr(ord(substr($containerId, 0, 1)) % 26 + 97) . $containerId;
}
$advert = Advert::orderBy(DB::raw('RAND()'))->published()->whereAdvertcatId($categoryId)->first();
if ($advert) {
return View::make('adverts::widget', compact('advert', 'containerId'))->render();
}
}
/**
* Show the website of an advert
*
* @param int $id The id of the advert
* @return Redirect
*/
public function show($id)
{
$advert = Advert::findOrFail($id);
$advert->access_counter++;
$advert->save();
return Redirect::to($advert->url);
// Go to advert website
}
