add recent() call to BaseRepository

app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php

@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
 {
     use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
 
-    public function view($template, $vars=[])
+    /**
+     * Display a view but pull it from the active skin
+     * @param string $template
+     * @param array $vars
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\View\View
+     */
+    public function view(string $template, array $vars=[])
     {
-        $tpl = 'layouts/'.config('phpvms.skin').'/'.$template;
+        $tpl = 'layouts/' . config('phpvms.skin') . '/' . $template;
         return view($tpl, $vars);
     }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/DashboardController.php

@@ -2,24 +2,31 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Frontend;
 
+use App\Repositories\PirepRepository;
+use App\Repositories\UserRepository;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use App\Http\Controllers\AppBaseController;
 
-use App\Models\Pirep;
-use App\Models\User;
-
 
 class DashboardController extends AppBaseController
 {
+    private $pirepRepo, $userRepo;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        PirepRepository $pirepRepo,
+        UserRepository $userRepo
+    ) {
+        $this->pirepRepo = $pirepRepo;
+        $this->userRepo = $userRepo;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Show the application dashboard.
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
     public function index()
     {
-        $pireps = Pirep::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->take(5)->get();
-        $users = User::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->take(5)->get();
+        $pireps = $this->pirepRepo->recent();
+        $users = $this->userRepo->recent();
 
         return $this->view('dashboard.index', [
             'user' => Auth::user(),