Shurl CakePHP AuthorsController

AuthorsController.php

<?php
App::uses('AppController', 'Controller');
/**
 * Authors Controller
 *
 * @property Author $Author
 */
class AuthorsController extends AppController {

    public static function getId() {
        // Generate Author or update user agent current one
        return AuthorsController::generate();
    }

    public static function generate() {
        $author = new Author();

        $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
        $ua = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];

        $authorId = $author->find(
            'first',
            array(
                'conditions' => array(
                    'Author.ip' => $ip
                )
            )
        );

        if(count($authorId) > 0) {
            $authorId = $authorId['Author']['id'];
            $author->id = $authorId;

            $data = array(
                'Author' => array(
                    'ua' => $ua
                )
            );

            $author->save($data);
        }
        else {
            $data = array(
                'Author' => array(
                    'ip' => $ip,
                    'ua' => $ua
                )
            );

            $return = $author->save($data);

            $authorId = $return['Author']['id'];
        }

        return $authorId;
    }
}