php_laravel_laracasts/app/Http/Controllers/PostsController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Post;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class PostsController extends Controller
{

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('auth')
        ->except(['index', 'show']);
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function create()
    {
        return view('posts.create');
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     *
     * @param  int $id
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function destroy($id)
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int $id
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function edit($id)
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $posts = Post::latest()
            ->filter($request->only(['month', 'year']))
            ->get();

        // Temporarily here: will be moved when discussing view composers.
        $archives = Post::selectRaw(<<<EOT
year(created_at) as year,
monthname(created_at) as month,
count(*) published
EOT
        )->groupBy('year', 'month')
            ->orderByRaw('min(created_at) desc')
            ->get()
            ->toArray();

        return view('posts.index', compact('archives', 'posts'));
    }

    public function show(Post $post)
    {
        return view('posts.show', compact('post'));
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * - Create new post using the request data
     * - Save it to the database
     * - Redirect to the home page
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
//    $post = new Post();
//    $post->title = $request->get('title');
//    $post->body = $request->get('body');
//    $post->save();

        $this->validate($request, [
            'title' => 'required|min:10',
            'body' => 'required',
        ]);

        auth()->user()->publish(new Post(request(['title', 'body'])));

        return redirect('/');
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     * @param  int $id
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request, $id)
    {
        //
    }
}