Controller

• Directory Structure
• Base Controller
• Controllers

To learn in detail about Controllers, you can visit the Laravel documentation here (opens new window).

Directory Structure

• Create an Http folder in the packages/Webkul/Blog/src path. Inside the Http folder, create another folder named Controllers. Inside the Controllers folder, we need to create one file named Controller.php and two folders, namely Admin and Shop.

• Inside both the Admin and Shop folders, create a PostController.php file. The updated directory structure will look like this:

  └── packages
      └── Webkul
          └── Blog
              └── src
                  ├── ...
                  └── Http
                      └── Controllers
                          ├── Controller.php
                          ├── Admin
                          │   └── PostController.php
                          └── Shop
                              └── PostController.php
  

Base Controller

• Controller.php: This is the base controller. Add the following code to this file:

  <?php
  
  namespace Webkul\Blog\Http\Controllers;
  
  use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
  use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
  use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
  use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
  
  class Controller extends BaseController
  {
      use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
  }
  

Controllers

• Admin/PostController.php: This file is for admin usage. Add the following code to this file:

  <?php
  
  namespace Webkul\Blog\Http\Controllers\Admin;
  
  use Illuminate\Http\Request;
  use Webkul\Blog\Http\Controllers\Controller;
  use Webkul\Blog\Repository\PostRepository;
  
  class PostController extends Controller
  {
      /**
       * Create a controller instance.
       * 
       * @param  \Webkul\Blog\Repository\PostRepository  $postRepository
       * @return void
       */
      public function __construct(protected PostRepository $postRepository)
      {
      }
  
      /**
       * Index.
       * 
       * @return \Illuminate\View\View
       */
      public function index() {
          $blogs = $this->postRepository->all();
  
          return view('blog::admin.index', ['blogs' => $blogs]);
      }
  
      /**
       * Create.
       * 
       * @return \Illuminate\View\View
       */
      public function create() {
          //
      }
  
      /**
       * Store.
       * 
       * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
       * @return \Illuminate\View\View
       */
      public function store(Request $request) {
          //
      }
  }
  

• Shop/PostController.php: This file is for shop usage. Add the following code to this file:

  <?php
  
  namespace Webkul\Blog\Http\Controllers\Shop;
  
  use Webkul\Blog\Http\Controllers\Controller;
  use Webkul\Blog\Repository\PostRepository;
  
  class PostController extends Controller
  {
      /**
       * Create a controller instance.
       * 
       * @param  \Webkul\Blog\Repository\PostRepository  $postRepository
       * @return void
       */
      public function __construct(protected PostRepository $postRepository)
      {
      }
  
      /**
       * Index.
       * 
       * @return \Illuminate\View\View
       */
      public function index()
      {
          $blogs = $this->postRepository->with(['author'])->all();
  
          return view('blog::shop.index', ['blogs' => $blogs]);
      }
  
      /**
       * Blog details.
       * 
       * @return \Illuminate\View\View
       */
      public function blogDetails($id) 
      {
          //
      }
  }