Medium Laravel Article - leaky abstraction example

ControllerExample.php

<?php

DemonstrationController
{
    public function createPost()
    {
        // validate request, create the post, and...

        $member = Auth::user()->getMember();
        $member->posts++;
        $member->save();
    }

    public function deletePost()
    {
        // validate request, delete the post, and...

        $member = Auth::user()->getMember();

        if ($member->posts > 0) {
            $member->posts--;
            $member->save();
        }
    }

    public function dashboard()
    {
        $members = Member::orderBy('posts', 'DESC')->take(20)->get(); 

        return view('dashboard', compact('members'));
    }
}

dashboard.blade.php

<?php

@foreach($members as $member)
    {{$member->display_name}} - {{$member->posts}} posts
@endforeach