Rename Interfaces to Contracts to better match Laravel conventions

app/Contracts/Repository.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Contracts;
+
+use Illuminate\Validation\Validator;
+
+/**
+ * Class Repository
+ */
+abstract class Repository extends \Prettus\Repository\Eloquent\BaseRepository
+{
+    /**
+     * @param       $id
+     * @param array $columns
+     *
+     * @return mixed|null
+     */
+    public function findWithoutFail($id, array $columns = ['*'])
+    {
+        try {
+            return $this->find($id, $columns);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $values
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function validate($values)
+    {
+        $validator = Validator::make(
+            $values,
+            $this->model()->rules
+        );
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return $validator->messages();
+        }
+
+        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 = null, $sort_by = 'created_at')
+    {
+        return $this->orderBy($sort_by, 'desc')->paginate($count);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Find records with a WHERE clause but also sort them
+     *
+     * @param $where
+     * @param $sort_by
+     * @param $order_by
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function whereOrder($where, $sort_by, $order_by = 'asc')
+    {
+        return $this->scopeQuery(function ($query) use ($where, $sort_by, $order_by) {
+            $q = $query->where($where);
+            // See if there are multi-column sorts
+            if (\is_array($sort_by)) {
+                foreach ($sort_by as $key => $sort) {
+                    $q = $q->orderBy($key, $sort);
+                }
+            } else {
+                $q = $q->orderBy($sort_by, $order_by);
+            }
+
+            return $q;
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Find records where values don't match a list but sort the rest
+     *
+     * @param string $col
+     * @param array  $values
+     * @param string $sort_by
+     * @param string $order_by
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function whereNotInOrder($col, $values, $sort_by, $order_by = 'asc')
+    {
+        return $this->scopeQuery(function ($query) use ($col, $values, $sort_by, $order_by) {
+            $q = $query->whereNotIn($col, $values);
+            // See if there are multi-column sorts
+            if (\is_array($sort_by)) {
+                foreach ($sort_by as $key => $sort) {
+                    $q = $q->orderBy($key, $sort);
+                }
+            } else {
+                $q = $q->orderBy($sort_by, $order_by);
+            }
+
+            return $q;
+        });
+    }
+}