follow / follower first implementation

app/Http/routes.php

@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@
   Route::delete('/clip/{clip}', 'ClipController@destroy');
   Route::delete('/api/clip/save', 'ClipController@save');
 
+   Route::get('/user/follow/{user}', 'UserController@follow');
+
 });

app/User.php

@@ -31,4 +31,19 @@ public function clips()
     {
         return $this->hasMany(Clip::class);
     }
+
+
+
+    //get all the followers of the current user
+    public function Followers()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany('App\User', 'user_follower_list', 'user_id', 'follower_id'  );
+    }
+
+    //get all the Users this user is following
+    public function FollowingList()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany('App\User', 'user_follower_list', 'follower_id', 'user_id' );
+    }
+
 }

database/migrations/2016_01_14_120656_add_follow_to_users_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddFollowToUsersTable extends Migration
+{
+  /**
+   * Run the migrations.
+   *
+   * @return void
+   */
+  public function up()
+  {
+    Schema::create('user_follower_list', function (Blueprint $table) {
+      $table->increments('id');
+      $table->integer('user_id')->unsigned();
+      $table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('cascade');
+
+      $table->integer('follower_id')->unsigned();
+      $table->foreign('follower_id')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('cascade');
+      $table->timestamps();
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reverse the migrations.
+   *
+   * @return void
+   */
+  public function down()
+  {
+    Schema::drop('user_follower_list');
+  }
+}

resources/views/clips/index.blade.php

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
                                 <div class="photo-profile"><img src="/img/profile/{{ Auth::user()->photo_profile }}"></div>
                             </div>
                             <div>{{ Auth::user()->name }}</div>
+                            <div>I have {{ Auth::user()->Followers()->count() }} followers</div>
+                            <div>I follow {{ Auth::user()->FollowingList()->count() }} people</div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@
                          <!-- Delete Button -->
                         <div class="options-clip">
                             <form action="/clip/{{ $clip->id }}" method="POST">
-                                {{ csrf_field() }}                        
+                                {{ csrf_field() }}
                                 {{ method_field('DELETE') }}
                                 <ul>
                                         <li class="dropdown">
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@
                             </form>
                         </div>
 
-                       
+
                     </div>
                 </li>
                 @endforeach
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@
             <div class="col-pad">
                 <div pin-to=".clips-container">
                     <div class="user elementCards">
-                        
+
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>