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# Hypothetical Template
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The Hypothetical website template
## Utilities
### Language
The default language is set by the `DEFAULT_LANGUAGE` variable in the `.env` file. This will be the language used until it is changed, which can be done using the `/language/{lang}` route or directly using `Language::setSessionLanguage($lang)` where in both cases `lang` is the language code for a given language.
In the view, a block of text can be configured with multiple languages using the following syntax:
```php
@lang([
'en' => "This is a sentence",
'fr' => "C'est une phrase"
])
```
or
```php
{{ Language::select([ 'en' => "This is a sentence", 'fr' => "C'est une phrase" ]) }}
```
## Dashboard
Unless otherwise stated all examples in this section are to be added to `app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php`.
### Adding a Viewable Model to the Dashboard
#### Viewable List of Rows
First add a function to generate the page:
```php
public function getContact()
{
return view('dashboard.view', [
'heading' => 'Contact Form Submissions',
'model' => 'contact',
'rows' => Contact::getContactSubmissions(),
'columns' => Contact::$dashboard_columns
]);
}
```
* `heading`: The title that will appear for this page
* `model`: The model that will be accessed on this page
* `rows`: A function returning an array containing the data to be shown on this page
* `columns`: Expects a variable called `$dashboard_columns` in the respective model that contains an array:
```php
public static $dashboard_columns = [
[ 'Date', 'created_at' ],
[ 'Name', 'name' ],
[ 'Email', 'email' ],
[ 'Message', 'message' ]
];
```
### Adding an Editable Model to the Dashboard
#### Editable List of Rows
##### Editable List for Unsortable Model
```php
public function getShows()
{
return view('dashboard.edit-list', [
'heading' => 'Shows',
'model' => 'shows',
'path' => 'shows-page',
'rows' => Shows::getShowsList(),
'column' => 'title',
'button' => [ 'Email Show', 'Are you sure you want to send an email?', 'Email successfully sent', 'Failed to send email', '/email-show' ],
'sortcol' => false,
'delete' => true,
'create' => true,
'export' => true,
'filter' => true
]);
}
```
##### Editable List for Sortable Model
**NOTE**: Sortable models must have an entry configured in the `postReorder` function (details below)
```php
public function getNews()
{
return view('dashboard.edit-list', [
'heading' => 'News',
'model' => 'news',
'rows' => News::getNewsList(),
'column' => 'title',
'button' => [ 'Email Show', 'Are you sure you want to send an email?', 'Email successfully sent', 'Failed to send email', '/email-show' ],
'sortcol' => 'order',
'delete' => false,
'create' => true,
'export' => true,
'filter' => true
]);
}
```
* `heading`: The title that will appear for this page
* `model`: The model that will be accessed on this page
* `path`: (optional) This can be used to set a different URL path than the default of the model name
* `rows`: A function returning an array containing the data to be shown on this page
* `column`: The column name in the array that contains the data to display in each row (an array can be used to specify multiple columns)
* `button`: Add a button with a title, confirmation, success and error messages, and a post request path that takes an id and returns `success` on success
* `sortcol`: The name of the column containing the sort order or `false` to disable
* `delete`: A `delete` button will appear in the list if this is set to `true`
* `create`: A `new` button will appear in the heading if this is set to `true`
* `export`: An `export` button will appear in the heading if this is set to `true`
* `filter`: An input box will appear below the heading that can filter rows by input if this is set to `true`
#### Editable Item
This function should be named the same as the one above except with `Edit` at the end
##### Editable Item for Unsortable Model
```php
public function getShowsEdit($id = 'new')
{
if ($id != 'new') {
if (Shows::where('id', $id)->exists()) {
$item = Shows::where('id', $id)->first();
} else {
return view('errors.no-such-record');
}
} else {
$item = null;
}
return view('dashboard.edit-item', [
'heading' => 'Shows',
'model' => 'shows',
'id' => $id,
'item' => $item,
'help_text' => '<strong>NOTE:</strong> This is some help text for the current page',
'columns' => $dashboard_columns
]);
}
```
##### Editable Item for Sortable Model
```php
public function getNewsEdit($id = 'new')
{
if ($id != 'new') {
if (News::where('id', $id)->exists()) {
$item = News::where('id', $id)->first();
} else {
return view('errors.no-such-record');
}
} else {
$item = new News();
$item['order'] = News::count();
}
return view('dashboard.edit-item', [
'heading' => 'News',
'model' => 'news',
'id' => $id,
'item' => $item,
'columns' => News::$dashboard_columns
]);
}
```
* `heading`: The title that will appear for this page
* `model`: The model that will be accessed on this page
* `id`: Always set this to `$id`
* `item`: Always set this to `$item`
* `help_text`: An optional value that will add a box containing help text above the form if set
* `columns`: Expects a variable called `$dashboard_columns` in the respective model that contains an array:
* `name` is the name of the column to be edited
* `type` is the type of column (details below)
* `label` is an optional value that overrides the visible column name
```php
public static $dashboard_columns = [
[ 'name' => 'title', 'type' => 'text', 'label' => 'The Title' ],
[ 'name' => 'iframe', 'type' => 'text' ],
[ 'name' => 'halign', 'type' => 'select', 'options' => [ 'left', 'center', 'right' ] ],
[ 'name' => 'story', 'type' => 'mkd' ],
[ 'label' => 'Header Image', 'name' => 'headerimage', 'type' => 'image' ],
[ 'name' => 'order', 'type' => 'hidden' ],
[ 'label' => 'PDF File', 'name' => 'pdf', 'type' => 'file', 'ext' => 'pdf' ]
];
```
###### Editable Column Types
The following is a list of possible `types` in the `columns` array for Editable Items:
* `text`: Text input field for text data
* `mkd`: Markdown editor for text data containing markdown
* `date`: Date and time selection tool for date/time data
* `select`: Text input via option select with possible options in an `options` array
* `hidden`: Fields that will contain values to pass to the update function but won't appear on the page (this must be used for the sort column)
* `image`: Fields that contain image uploads
* `name`: not part of the database and is instead used in the filename
* `delete`: (optional) if true then uploaded images can be deleted
* `file`: Fields that contains file uploads
* `name`: not part of the database and is instead used in the filename
* `ext` required key containing the file extension
* `delete`: (optional) if true then uploaded files can be deleted
* `display`: Displayed information that can't be edited
#### Edit Item Functionality
Editable models must have an entry in the switch statement of the `postEdit` function to make create and edit functionality work:
```php
switch ($request['model']) {
case 'shows':
$item = $id == 'new' ? new Shows : Shows::find($id);
break;
case 'news':
$item = $id == 'new' ? new News : News::find($id);
break;
default:
return 'model-access-fail';
}
```
#### Additional Requirement for Sortable Models
Sortable models must have an entry in the switch statement of the `postReorder` function to make sorting functionality work:
```php
switch ($request['model']) {
case 'news':
$items = new News();
break;
default:
return 'model-access-fail';
}
```
#### Additional Requirements for Image Upload
If the value of `imgup` has been set to `true`, ensure `public/uploads/model_name` exists (where `model_name` is the name of the given model) and contains a `.gitkeep` that exists in version control.
By default, uploaded images are saved in JPEG format with the value of the `id` column of the respective row as its name and `.jpg` as its file extension.
When a row is deleted, its respective image will be deleted as well if it exists.
### Adding to the Dashboard Menu
Edit the `$menu` array in `app/Models/DashboardMenu.php` where the first column of each item is the title and the second is either a path, or an array of submenu items.
```php
public static $menu = [
[ 'Contact', 'contact' ],
[ 'Subscriptions', 'subscriptions' ],
[
'Projects', [
[ 'Residential', 'projects-residential' ],
[ 'Commercial', 'projects-commercial' ]
]
]
];
```
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#### Additional Requirement for Delete Functionality
Editable models with `delete` set to `true` must have an entry in the switch statement of the `deleteDelete` function to make deletion functionality work:
```php
switch ($request['model']) {
case 'shows':
$items = new Shows();
break;
case 'news':
$items = new News();
break;
default:
return 'model-access-fail';
}
```
#### Additional Requirement for Export Functionality
Viewable models and editable models with `export` set to `true` must have an entry in the switch statement of the `getExport` function to make the export button work:
```php
switch ($model) {
case 'contact':
$headings = [ 'Date', 'Name', 'Email', 'Message' ];
$items = Contact::select('created_at', 'name', 'email', 'message')->get();
break;
default:
abort(404);
}
```
* `$headings`: The visible column names in the same order as the array containing the items to be exported
* `$items`: A function returning an array containing the data to be exported