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EntriesController.php

<?php

use Framework\Request;
use App\Exceptions\ModelNotFoundException;
use App\Exceptions\AuthorizationException;

class EntriesController
{
  public function getEntry(Request $request, $id)
  {
    // First we look for the Entry by the provided ID.
    // Depending on the result, we catch the error and redirect
    // the user to the proper page with the proper error.
    
    try {
        $entry = $this->dispatchNow(new GetEntry($entryID, $request->whitelabel_group));
    } catch (ModelNotFoundException $exception) {
        return redirect()->route('home')->with('error', trans('general.entries.messages.invalid'));
    } catch (AuthorizationException $exception) {
        return redirect()->route('home')->with('error', $exception->getMessage());
    }

    // Process...
    
    return view('entries.view')->with('entry', $entry);
  }
}

GetEntry.php

<?php

/**
 * This class is a Self-handling Command Bus to fetch an Entry from database.
 */
class GetEntry
{
    /**
     * @var
     */
    private $entryID;
  
    /**
     * @var
     */
    private $community;

    /**
     * ...
     *
     * @param           $entryID
     * @param Community $community
     */
    public function __construct($entryID, Community $community)
    {
        $this->entryID = $entryID;
        $this->community = $community;
    }

    /**
     * Execute the command.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function handle()
    {
      $entry = Entry::findOrFail($this->entryID); // It throws an exception if record is not found on database

      // No user logged in and community is private
      if (!request()->user() && !$this->community->isOpen()) {
          throw new AuthorizationException(trans('general.entries.messages.entry_view_not_allowed'));
      }
      
      // User is logged in but cannot view the entry (user is not subscribed to the private community)
      if (!request()->user()->can('view', $entry, $this->community)) {
          throw new AuthorizationException(trans('general.entries.messages.not_allowed'));
      }

      // User can view the entry, so we return it...
      return $entry;
    }
}