# Controller

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) 
    {
        //
    }
}

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