add recent() call to BaseRepository

app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php

@@ -38,4 +38,15 @@ abstract class BaseRepository extends \Prettus\Repository\Eloquent\BaseRepositor
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return N most recent items, sorted by created_at
+     * @param int $count
+     * @param string $sort_by created_at (default) or updated_at
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function recent($count = 5, $sort_by = 'created_at')
+    {
+        return $this->orderBy($sort_by, 'desc')->paginate($count);
+    }
 }