cleargame/app/Http/Controllers/ForumCategoryController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\ForumCategory;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;

class ForumCategoryController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $categories = ForumCategory::orderBy('order')->get();
        return view('forum.index', compact('categories'));
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     */
    public function create()
    {
        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
        return view('forum.categories.create');
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
        $validated = $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
            'description' => 'nullable|string',
            'order' => 'nullable|integer',
        ]);

        $validated['slug'] = Str::slug($validated['name']);

        ForumCategory::create($validated);

        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
            ->with('success', 'Category created successfully.');
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     */
    public function show(ForumCategory $category)
    {
        $threads = $category->threads()
            ->with('user')
            ->orderBy('is_sticky', 'desc')
            ->orderBy('last_activity_at', 'desc')
            ->paginate(20);

        return view('forum.categories.show', compact('category', 'threads'));
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     */
    public function edit(ForumCategory $category)
    {
        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
        return view('forum.categories.edit', compact('category'));
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     */
    public function update(Request $request, ForumCategory $category)
    {
        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
        $validated = $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
            'description' => 'nullable|string',
            'order' => 'nullable|integer',
        ]);

        if ($request->name !== $category->name) {
            $validated['slug'] = Str::slug($validated['name']);
        }

        $category->update($validated);

        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
            ->with('success', 'Category updated successfully.');
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     */
    public function destroy(ForumCategory $category)
    {
        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
        $category->delete();

        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
            ->with('success', 'Category deleted successfully.');
    }
}