/**
* Gets the last reply for the current forum post.
*
* @return array
*/
public function lastReply()
{
try {
$replies = ForumReply::where('post_id', $this->id)->get();
if ($replies->isEmpty()) {
return null;
}
$reply = $replies->last();
return ['author' => $reply->author->name, 'date' => $reply->created_at];
} catch (Exception $e) {
return null;
}
}
public function forumReplyStore(Request $request)
{
if (!Auth::check()) {
return response('Unauthorized', 401);
}
$user = Auth::user();
$forum_id = $request->input('forum_id');
$post_id = $request->input('post_id');
$data = ['author_id' => $user->id, 'body' => $this->sanitizeData($request->input('body')), 'post_id' => $post_id];
if (!ForumReply::valid($data)) {
return redirect()->route('laravel-forum.view.post', [$forum_id, $post_id]);
}
$reply = ForumReply::create($data);
event(new PostReply($reply, $user));
return redirect()->route('laravel-forum.view.post', [$forum_id, $post_id]);
}
/**
* Get a users post count (posts created and replies).
* @param int $user_id User Id.
* @return int
*/
public function getPostCount($user_id)
{
/* Get count from forum posts */
try {
$posts = ForumPost::where('author_id', $user_id)->get();
$posts = count($posts);
} catch (Exception $e) {
$posts = 0;
}
/* Get count from forum replies */
try {
$replies = ForumReply::where('author_id', $user_id)->get();
$replies = count($replies);
} catch (Exception $e) {
$replies = 0;
}
/* Return total */
return $posts + $replies;
}
