comment = $comment; } public function create (Page $page, $data = []) { $userId = user()->id; $comment = $this->comment->newInstance(); $comment->fill($data); // new comment $comment->page_id = $page->id; $comment->created_by = $userId; $comment->updated_at = null; $comment->save(); return $comment; } public function update($comment, $input) { $userId = user()->id; $comment->updated_by = $userId; $comment->fill($input); $comment->save(); return $comment; } public function getCommentsForPage($pageId, $commentId, $count = 20) { // requesting parent comments $query = $this->comment->getCommentsByPage($pageId, $commentId); return $query->paginate($count); } public function getCommentCount($pageId) { return $this->comment->where('page_id', '=', $pageId)->count(); } }