From 34ee983becfa088d0c39c4f0d9b35f038b351a78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developer
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:47:40 +0200
Subject: feat: add cinema module for browsing movies from hncrawler DB

- Add 'cinema' database connection (hncrawler DB) to config/database.php
- Create CinemaController with cinema(), show(), search() methods
- Add /cinema, /cinema/movie/{imdb_id}, /cinema/search routes
- Create cinema.blade.php (grid listing with posters, ratings, pagination)
- Create cinema-show.blade.php (detail page with cast, genres, synopsis)
- Add Cinema link to navbar
- Update page title logic for cinema routes
---
 .../Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php |  40 ++++++
 .../Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php  |  22 +++
 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php      |  40 ++++++
 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php   |  73 ++++++++++
 .../Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php   |  30 +++++
 .../Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php    |  42 ++++++
 app/Http/Controllers/CinemaController.php          | 114 ++++++++++++++++
 app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php                |  13 ++
 app/Http/Controllers/FeedController.php            |  97 +++++++++++++
 app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php            |  28 ++++
 app/Http/Controllers/IndexController.php           | 150 +++++++++++++++++++++
 app/Http/Kernel.php                                |  66 +++++++++
 app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php               |  21 +++
 app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php    |  17 +++
 app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php             |  17 +++
 app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php    |  27 ++++
 app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php                |  18 +++
 app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php               |  29 ++++
 app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php            |  17 +++
 19 files changed, 861 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/CinemaController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/FeedController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/IndexController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Kernel.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php

(limited to 'app/Http')

diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138c1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ConfirmPasswordController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ConfirmsPasswords;
+
+class ConfirmPasswordController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Confirm Password Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller is responsible for handling password confirmations and
+    | uses a simple trait to include the behavior. You're free to explore
+    | this trait and override any functions that require customization.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use ConfirmsPasswords;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users when the intended url fails.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('auth');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465c39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\SendsPasswordResetEmails;
+
+class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Password Reset Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller is responsible for handling password reset emails and
+    | includes a trait which assists in sending these notifications from
+    | your application to your users. Feel free to explore this trait.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use SendsPasswordResetEmails;
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a0d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
+
+class LoginController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Login Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller handles authenticating users for the application and
+    | redirecting them to your home screen. The controller uses a trait
+    | to conveniently provide its functionality to your applications.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use AuthenticatesUsers;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users after login.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('guest')->except('logout');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6a6de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use App\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
+
+class RegisterController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Register Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller handles the registration of new users as well as their
+    | validation and creation. By default this controller uses a trait to
+    | provide this functionality without requiring any additional code.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use RegistersUsers;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users after registration.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('guest');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a validator for an incoming registration request.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $data
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator
+     */
+    protected function validator(array $data)
+    {
+        return Validator::make($data, [
+            'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
+            'email' => ['required', 'string', 'email', 'max:255', 'unique:users'],
+            'password' => ['required', 'string', 'min:8', 'confirmed'],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new user instance after a valid registration.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $data
+     * @return \App\User
+     */
+    protected function create(array $data)
+    {
+        return User::create([
+            'name' => $data['name'],
+            'email' => $data['email'],
+            'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1726a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ResetPasswordController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ResetsPasswords;
+
+class ResetPasswordController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Password Reset Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller is responsible for handling password reset requests
+    | and uses a simple trait to include this behavior. You're free to
+    | explore this trait and override any methods you wish to tweak.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use ResetsPasswords;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users after resetting their password.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e749af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\VerifiesEmails;
+
+class VerificationController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Email Verification Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller is responsible for handling email verification for any
+    | user that recently registered with the application. Emails may also
+    | be re-sent if the user didn't receive the original email message.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use VerifiesEmails;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users after verification.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('auth');
+        $this->middleware('signed')->only('verify');
+        $this->middleware('throttle:6,1')->only('verify', 'resend');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CinemaController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CinemaController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1cb215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CinemaController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class CinemaController extends Controller
+{
+    public function cinema()
+    {
+        $movies = DB::connection('cinema')
+            ->table('imdb')
+            ->select(
+                'imdb.id',
+                'imdb.imdb_id',
+                'imdb.primary_title',
+                'imdb.original_title',
+                'imdb.start_year',
+                'imdb.average_rating',
+                'imdb.num_votes',
+                'imdb.synopsis',
+                'imdb.poster_url',
+                'imdb.title_type',
+                'imdb.runtime_minutes',
+                'imdb.has_people'
+            )
+            ->orderBy('imdb.average_rating', 'desc')
+            ->orderBy('imdb.num_votes', 'desc')
+            ->whereNotNull('imdb.primary_title')
+            ->where('imdb.title_type', 'movie')
+            ->simplePaginate(12);
+
+        $total = DB::connection('cinema')
+            ->table('imdb')
+            ->whereNotNull('primary_title')
+            ->where('title_type', 'movie')
+            ->count();
+
+        return view('cinema', ['movies' => $movies, 'count' => $total]);
+    }
+
+    public function show($id)
+    {
+        $movie = DB::connection('cinema')
+            ->table('imdb')
+            ->where('imdb.imdb_id', $id)
+            ->first();
+
+        if (! $movie) {
+            abort(404);
+        }
+
+        $genres = DB::connection('cinema')
+            ->table('imdb_genre')
+            ->join('genre', 'genre.id', '=', 'imdb_genre.genre_id')
+            ->where('imdb_genre.imdb_id', $movie->id)
+            ->pluck('genre.name');
+
+        $casts = DB::connection('cinema')
+            ->table('who')
+            ->join('people', 'people.id', '=', 'who.people_id')
+            ->join('profession', 'profession.id', '=', 'who.profession_id')
+            ->where('who.imdb_id', $movie->id)
+            ->select('people.name', 'profession.name as profession')
+            ->get();
+
+        $actors = $casts->where('profession', 'actor')->take(8);
+        $directors = $casts->where('profession', 'director');
+        $screenwriters = $casts->where('profession', 'screenwriter')->take(3);
+
+        return view('cinema_show', [
+            'movie' => $movie,
+            'genres' => $genres,
+            'actors' => $actors,
+            'directors' => $directors,
+            'screenwriters' => $screenwriters,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function search(Request $request)
+    {
+        $query = $request->input('q', '');
+
+        $movies = DB::connection('cinema')
+            ->table('imdb')
+            ->select(
+                'imdb.id',
+                'imdb.imdb_id',
+                'imdb.primary_title',
+                'imdb.original_title',
+                'imdb.start_year',
+                'imdb.average_rating',
+                'imdb.num_votes',
+                'imdb.synopsis',
+                'imdb.poster_url',
+                'imdb.title_type',
+                'imdb.runtime_minutes'
+            )
+            ->whereNotNull('imdb.primary_title')
+            ->where('imdb.title_type', 'movie')
+            ->where(function ($q) use ($query) {
+                $q->where('imdb.primary_title', 'like', '%' . $query . '%')
+                  ->orWhere('imdb.original_title', 'like', '%' . $query . '%')
+                  ->orWhere('imdb.synopsis', 'like', '%' . $query . '%');
+            })
+            ->orderBy('imdb.average_rating', 'desc')
+            ->simplePaginate(12);
+
+        $total = $movies->total();
+
+        return view('cinema', ['movies' => $movies, 'count' => $total, 'search_query' => $query]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
+
+class Controller extends BaseController
+{
+    use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FeedController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FeedController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d20fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FeedController.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use App\Article;
+use App\Discussion;
+use App\Category;
+use App\Libraries\Helper;
+
+class FeedController extends Controller
+{
+
+    public function new()
+    {
+	// creating rss feed with our most recent 20 posts
+	$articles = Article::join('discussion', 'discussion.article_id', '=', 'view_article.id')
+	->select('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	->groupBy('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	->where('view_article.created_at', '<', now()->subMinutes(30))
+	->orderByRaw('MAX(discussion.posted_on) DESC')
+	->take(20)
+	->get();
+
+	return Helper::makeFeed($articles, "new");
+    }
+
+    public function mastodon()
+    {
+	$articles = Article::join('discussion', 'discussion.article_id', '=', 'view_article.id')
+	->select('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	->groupBy('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	->where('view_article.created_at', '<', now()->subMinutes(30))
+	->orderByRaw('MAX(discussion.posted_on) DESC')
+	->take(20)
+	->get();
+	return Helper::makeFeed($articles, "mastodon");
+    }
+    public function mastodon_test()
+    {
+	$articles = Article::join('discussion', 'discussion.article_id', '=', 'view_article.id')
+	->select('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	->groupBy('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	->where('view_article.created_at', '<', now()->subMinutes(30))
+	->orderByRaw('MAX(discussion.posted_on) DESC')
+	->take(20)
+	->get();
+	return Helper::makeFeed($articles, "mastodon_test");
+    }
+
+    public function popular()
+    {
+
+	$articles = new Article;
+	$articles = $articles->setTable('view_popular');
+	$articles = $articles->take(20)->get();
+	return Helper::makeFeed($articles, "popular");
+    }
+
+    public function search(Request $request) {
+	    $search_unsafe = $request->input("q");
+
+	    if ( "" == $search_unsafe ) {
+		    $search_unsafe = "";
+	    }
+
+	    $search_unsafe = explode(",", $request->input("q"));
+
+	    $articles = new Article;
+
+	    if ( "on" == $request->input("onlypopular") ) {
+	    	$articles = $articles->setTable('view_popular');
+	    }
+
+	    foreach($search_unsafe as $q) {
+		    $q = Helper::escapeLike($q);
+		    $q = "%".$q."%";
+		    $articles = $articles->where(function ($query) use ($q) {
+		    		$query->whereHas('getCategories', function ($query) use ($q){
+		    			$query->where('name', 'like', $q);
+	    			})
+		    		->orWhere('title', 'like', $q)
+				->orWhere('url', 'like', $q)
+				->orWhere('excerpt_html', 'like', $q);
+				});
+	    }
+	    $count = $articles->count();
+
+	    if ( "on" == $request->input("onlypopular") ) {
+	    	$articles = $articles->orderBy('impact', 'desc');
+	    }
+	    $articles = $articles->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
+
+	    return Helper::makeFeed($articles->take(20)->get(), $request->input("q"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cbc2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class HomeController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('auth');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the application dashboard.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return view('home');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/IndexController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e7b31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/IndexController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use App\Article;
+use App\Discussion;
+use App\Category;
+use App\Libraries\Helper;
+
+class IndexController extends Controller
+{
+
+    public function index()
+    {
+            return view('index');
+    }
+
+    public function about()
+    {
+	    $count_articles = DB::Select("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM article;")[0];
+	    $count_discussions = DB::Select("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM discussion;")[0];
+	    $count_comments = DB::Select("SELECT sum(comments) as count FROM discussion;")[0];
+	    $count_upvotes = DB::Select("SELECT sum(upvotes) as count FROM discussion;")[0];
+	    return view('about', [
+		    "count_articles" => $count_articles->count,
+		    "count_discussions" => $count_discussions->count,
+		    "count_comments" => number_format($count_comments->count),
+		    "count_upvotes" => number_format($count_upvotes->count)]);
+    }
+
+    public function topic( $topic )
+    {
+	    $articles = new Category;
+	    $articles = $articles->orWhere('name', $topic);
+	    $articles = $articles->get()->first();
+	    if ( is_null($articles) ) {
+		    abort(404);
+	    }
+	    $articles = $articles->getArticles();
+	    $articles = $articles->orderBy('impact', 'desc');
+	    $count = $articles->count();
+	    $articles = $articles->simplePaginate(10);
+
+            return view('list', ["articles" => $articles, "count" => $count]);
+    }
+
+    public function new()
+    {
+	    $articles = Article::join('discussion', 'discussion.article_id', '=', 'view_article.id')
+	    ->select('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	    ->groupBy('view_article.id', 'view_article.article_id', 'view_article.url', 'view_article.title', 'view_article.excerpt_html', 'view_article.impact', 'view_article.upvotes', 'view_article.comments', 'view_article.repost')
+	    ->orderByRaw('MAX(discussion.posted_on) DESC');
+
+	    $count = $articles->count();
+	    $articles = $articles->simplePaginate(10);
+
+            return view('list', ["articles" => $articles, "count" => $count]);
+    }
+
+    public function show( $id ) {
+	    $articles = Article::where('id', $id);
+	    $articles = $articles->simplePaginate(10);
+	    $page_title = "";
+	    foreach($articles as $a) {
+		    $page_title = $a->title;
+	    }
+            return view('list', ["articles" => $articles, "count" => 1, "page_title" => $page_title]);
+    }
+
+    public function search(Request $request) {
+	    $search_unsafe = $request->input("q");
+
+	    if ( "" == $search_unsafe ) {
+		    $search_unsafe = "";
+	    }
+
+	    $search_unsafe = explode(",", $request->input("q"));
+
+	    $articles = new Article;
+
+	    if ( "on" == $request->input("onlypopular") ) {
+		$articles = $articles->setTable('view_popular');
+	    }
+
+	    foreach($search_unsafe as $q) {
+		    $q = Helper::escapeLike($q);
+		    $q = "%".$q."%";
+		    $articles = $articles->where(function ($query) use ($q) {
+		    		$query->whereHas('getCategories', function ($query) use ($q){
+		    			$query->where('name', 'like', $q);
+	    			})
+		    		->orWhere('title', 'like', $q)
+				->orWhere('excerpt_html', 'like', $q);
+				});
+	    }
+	    $count = $articles->count();
+
+	    if ( "on" == $request->input("onlypopular") ) {
+		$articles = $articles->orderBy('impact', 'desc');
+	    }
+	    $articles = $articles->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
+	    $articles = $articles->simplePaginate(10);
+
+            return view('list', ["articles" => $articles, "count" => $count]);
+    }
+
+    public function popular()
+    {
+	    $articles = new Article;
+	    $articles = $articles->setTable('view_popular');
+	    $count = $articles->count();
+	    $articles = $articles->simplePaginate(10);
+
+            return view('list', ["articles" => $articles, "count" => $count]);
+    }
+
+    function topicindex() {
+	    $categories = Category::orderBy('name');
+	    $letters = DB::select("SELECT DISTINCT LEFT(name, 1) as name FROM category ORDER BY left(name, 1);");
+
+	    return view('topicindex', ['topics' => $categories, 'letters' => $letters]);
+    }
+
+    public function random() {
+	    $articles = new Article;
+	    $articles = $articles->inRandomOrder();
+	    $count = $articles->count();
+	    $articles = $articles->simplePaginate(10);
+
+            return view('list', ["articles" => $articles, "count" => $count]);
+    }
+
+    public function populartopics() {
+	    $topics = DB::select("
+			SELECT
+			    c.name,
+			    count(c.name) AS count
+			FROM category AS c
+			JOIN
+				article_category AS ac ON c.id = ac.category_id
+			GROUP BY
+				c.name
+			ORDER BY count(c.name) DESC;");
+#echo "<pre>"; var_dump($topics);exit;
+
+	    return view('topicpopular', ['topics' => $topics ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09ccbc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel as HttpKernel;
+
+class Kernel extends HttpKernel
+{
+    /**
+     * The application's global HTTP middleware stack.
+     *
+     * These middleware are run during every request to your application.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $middleware = [
+        \App\Http\Middleware\TrustProxies::class,
+	\Illuminate\Http\Middleware\HandleCors::class,
+        \App\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode::class,
+        \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ValidatePostSize::class,
+        \App\Http\Middleware\TrimStrings::class,
+        \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ConvertEmptyStringsToNull::class,
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * The application's route middleware groups.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $middlewareGroups = [
+        'web' => [
+            \App\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies::class,
+            \Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse::class,
+            \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
+            // \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\AuthenticateSession::class,
+            \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
+            \App\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken::class,
+            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+        ],
+
+        'api' => [
+            'throttle:60,1',
+            \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+        ],
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * The application's route middleware.
+     *
+     * These middleware may be assigned to groups or used individually.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $routeMiddleware = [
+        'auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
+        'auth.basic' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticateWithBasicAuth::class,
+        'bindings' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+        'cache.headers' => \Illuminate\Http\Middleware\SetCacheHeaders::class,
+        'can' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
+        'guest' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
+        'password.confirm' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\RequirePassword::class,
+        'signed' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ValidateSignature::class,
+        'throttle' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
+        'verified' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\EnsureEmailIsVerified::class,
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..704089a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authenticate as Middleware;
+
+class Authenticate extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the path the user should be redirected to when they are not authenticated.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    protected function redirectTo($request)
+    {
+        if (! $request->expectsJson()) {
+            return route('login');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php b/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35b9824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode as Middleware;
+
+class CheckForMaintenanceMode extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The URIs that should be reachable while maintenance mode is enabled.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $except = [
+        //
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php b/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033136a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\EncryptCookies as Middleware;
+
+class EncryptCookies extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The names of the cookies that should not be encrypted.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $except = [
+        //
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2395ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+
+class RedirectIfAuthenticated
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  \Closure  $next
+     * @param  string|null  $guard
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
+    {
+        if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
+            return redirect(RouteServiceProvider::HOME);
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php b/app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a50e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\TrimStrings as Middleware;
+
+class TrimStrings extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The names of the attributes that should not be trimmed.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $except = [
+        'password',
+        'password_confirmation',
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php b/app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e347db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+#use Fideloper\Proxy\TrustProxies as Middleware;
+use Illuminate\Http\Middleware\TrustProxies as Middleware;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class TrustProxies extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The trusted proxies for this application.
+     *
+     * @var array|string
+     */
+    protected $proxies = [ '192.168.122.1' ];
+
+    /**
+     * The headers that should be used to detect proxies.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $headers =
+	    Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_FOR |
+	    Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_HOST |
+	    Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_PORT |
+	    Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_PROTO |
+	    Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_AWS_ELB;
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c13b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken as Middleware;
+
+class VerifyCsrfToken extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The URIs that should be excluded from CSRF verification.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $except = [
+        //
+    ];
+}
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