begin refactoring away old forum category paradigm

Author: Shawn McCool

app/Controllers/ForumController.php

@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ public function __construct(ForumCategoryRepository $categories, CommentReposito
 
     public function getIndex()
     {
-        $categories = $this->categories->getForumIndex();
-
-        $this->view('forum.index', compact('categories'));
+        $threads = $this->comments->getForumThreadsByTagsPaginated();
+        $this->view('forum.index', compact('threads'));
     }
 
     public function getCategory($categorySlug)
@@ -68,11 +67,9 @@ public function postThread($categorySlug)
         return $this->redirectAction('Controllers\ForumController@getThread', [$categorySlug, $thread->slug->slug]);
     }
 
-    public function getCreateThread($categorySlug)
+    public function getCreateThread()
     {
-        $category = $this->categories->requireCategoryBySlug($categorySlug);
-
-        $this->view('forum.createthread', compact('category'));
+        $this->view('forum.createthread');
     }
 
     public function postCreateThread($categorySlug)

app/database/migrations/2013_09_19_101513_create_forum_categories_table.php

@@ -10,13 +10,10 @@ public function __construct(Comment $model)
         $this->model = $model;
     }
 
-    public function getForumThreadsByCategoryPaginated(ForumCategory $category, $perPage = 20)
+    public function getForumThreadsByTagsPaginated($tags = [], $perPage = 20)
     {
 
-        return $this->model->with(['slug', 'mostRecentChild'])
-        					 ->where('owner_type', '=', 'Lio\Forum\ForumCategory')
-        					 ->where('owner_id', '=', $category->id)
-        					 ->paginate($perPage);
+        return $this->model->with(['slug', 'mostRecentChild'])->paginate($perPage);
     }
 
     public function getThreadCommentsPaginated(Comment $thread, $perPage = 20)

app/database/migrations/2013_09_19_105004_add_forum_category_slug_field.php

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 // forum
 Route::get('forum', 'Controllers\ForumController@getIndex');
 Route::get('forum/{forumCategory}', 'Controllers\ForumController@getCategory');
-Route::get('forum/{forumCategory}/create-thread', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'Controllers\ForumController@getCreateThread']);
-Route::post('forum/{forumCategory}/create-thread', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'Controllers\ForumController@postCreateThread']);
+Route::get('forum/create-thread', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'Controllers\ForumController@getCreateThread']);
+Route::post('forum/create-thread', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'Controllers\ForumController@postCreateThread']);
 Route::get('forum/{forumCategory}/{slug}', ['before' => 'handle_slug', 'uses' => 'Controllers\ForumController@getThread']);
 Route::post('forum/{forumCategory}/{slug}', ['before' => 'auth|handle_slug', 'uses' => 'Controllers\ForumController@postThread']);
 

app/database/migrations/2013_09_19_155942_add_most_recent_post_field_to_forum_categories.php

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}">All Articles</a></li>
         <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}?tags=installation,configuration">Installation / Configuration</a></li>
         <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}?tags=authentication,security">Authentication / Security</a></li>
-        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}?tags=requests,input">Requests / Input</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}?tags=requests,input">Requests / Input / Responses</a></li>
         <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}?tags=session,cache">Session / Cache</a></li>
         <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}?tags=database,eloquent">Database / Eloquent</a></li>
         <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ArticlesController@getIndex') }}?tags=architecture,ioc">Architecture / IoC</a></li>

app/database/migrations/2013_09_20_123916_add_category_slug_field_to_comments.php

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<div class="categories">
+    <h4>Categories</h4>
+    <ul>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}">All Threads</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=installation,configuration">Installation / Configuration</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=authentication,security">Authentication / Security</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=requests,input">Requests / Input / Responses</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=session,cache">Session / Cache</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=database,eloquent">Database / Eloquent</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=architecture,ioc">Architecture / IoC</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=views,blade,forms">Views / Blade / Forms</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getIndex') }}?tags=mail,queues">Mail / Queues</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</div>
+
+<div id="new">
+    <h4>Create an Thread</h4>
+    <p>Forum threads are a way to begin a discussion over a specific topic. Is there a topic that you'd like to discuss that you don't see in the forum?</p>
+    <a class="button full" href="{{ action('Controllers\ForumController@getCreateThread') }}">Create a Thread</a>
+</div>