Blog post controller for Laravel Model Observer piece.

BlogPostController.php

/**
 * Store a newly created resource in storage.
 *
 * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
 */
public function store(Request $request) 
{
	$post = new BlogPost($request->all());
	$post->generateSlug(); // generate a url friendly slug of the article
	$post->save();
	$post->publish(); // some logic to officially publish the article

	// return response
}