changes done for the api creation of the blog

app/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/BlogsController.php

+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api\V1;
+
+use App\Http\Resources\BlogsResource;
+use App\Models\Blogs\Blog;
+use App\Repositories\Backend\Blogs\BlogsRepository;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Validator;
+
+class BlogsController extends APIController
+{
+    protected $repository;
+
+    /**
+     * __construct.
+     *
+     * @param $repository
+     */
+    public function __construct(BlogsRepository $repository)
+    {
+        $this->repository = $repository;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the users.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function index(Request $request)
+    {
+
+        $limit = $request->get('paginate') ? $request->get('paginate') : 25;
+
+        return BlogsResource::collection(
+            $this->repository->getForDataTable()->paginate($limit)
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the specified resource.
+     *
+     * @param User $user
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function show(Blog $blog)
+    {
+        return new BlogsResource($blog);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates the Resource for Blog.
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validation = $this->validatingRequest($request);
+        if ($validation->fails()) {
+            return $this->throwValidation($validation->messages()->first());
+        }
+
+        $this->repository->create($request->all());
+
+        return new BlogsResource(Blog::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->first());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Blog              $blog
+     * @param UpdateBlogRequest $request
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, Blog $blog)
+    {
+        $validation = $this->validatingRequest($request, 'update');
+
+        if ($validation->fails()) {
+            return $this->throwValidation($validation->messages()->first());
+        }
+
+        $this->repository->update($blog, $request->all());
+
+        $blog = Blog::findOrfail($blog->id);
+
+        return new BlogsResource($blog);
+    }
+
+    public function validatingRequest(Request $request, $type="insert")
+    {
+        $featured_image = ($type=="insert")?"required":"";
+        
+        $validation = Validator::make($request->all(), [
+            'name'           => 'required|max:191',
+            'featured_image' => $featured_image,
+            'content'        => 'required',
+            'categories'     => 'required',
+            'tags'           => 'required',
+        ]);
+
+        return $validation;
+    }
+    public function messages()
+    {
+        return [
+            'name.required' => 'Please insert Blog Title',
+            'name.max'      => 'Blog Title may not be greater than 191 characters.',
+        ];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @param Blog              $blog
+     * @param DeleteBlogRequest $request
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function destroy(Blog $blog, Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->repository->delete($blog);
+
+        return ['message'=>'success'];
+    }
+}

app/Http/Resources/BlogsResource.php

+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Resources;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\Resource;
+
+class BlogsResource extends Resource
+{
+    /**
+     * Transform the resource into an array.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function toArray($request)
+    {
+        
+        return [
+            'id'                => $this->id,
+            'name'              => $this->name,
+            'publish_datetime'  => $this->publish_datetime->format('d/m/Y h:i A'),
+            'status'            => $this->status,
+            'created_at'        => optional($this->created_at)->toDateString(),
+            'created_by'        => (is_null($this->user_name)) ? optional($this->owner)->first_name : $this->user_name,
+        ];
+    }
+}

routes/api.php

@@ -51,5 +51,8 @@ Route::group(['namespace' => 'Api\V1', 'prefix' => 'v1', 'as' => 'v1.'], functio
 
         // Blog Tags
         Route::resource('blog_tags', 'BlogTagsController');
+
+        // Blogs
+        Route::resource('blogs', 'BlogsController');
     });
 });