refatorar if else

            $this->Links[] = "<div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center\"><ul class=\"pagination\">";
            $first = "<li class=\"active\"></li>";
            if ($this->getPager() > 1):
                $first = "<li><a class=\"\" href=\"?" . $this->getPage() . "=1\">Primeira</a></li>";
            endif;
            $this->Links[] = $first;

            for ($i = $this->getPager() - $this->getMaxLinks(); $i <= $this->getPager() - 1; $i++):
                if ($i >= 1):
                    $this->Links[] = "<li><a href=\"?" . $this->getPage() . "=" . $i . "\">" . $i . "</a></li>";
                endif;
            endfor;

            $this->Links[] = "<li class=\"active\"><span>" . $this->getPager() . "</span></li>";

            for ($i = $this->getPager() + 1; $i <= $this->getPager() + $this->getMaxLinks(); $i++):
                if ($i <= $total_pages):
                    $this->Links[] = "<li><a href=\"?" . $this->getPage() . "=" . $i . "\">" . $i . "</a></li>";
                endif;
            endfor;

            $last = "<li class=\"active\"></li></ul>";
            if ($this->getPager() != $total_pages):
                $last = "<li><a class=\"\" href=\"?" . $this->getPage() . "=" . $total_pages . "\">Última</a></li></ul></div>";
            endif;
            $this->Links[] = $last;

        endif;

        return $this->Links;

$this->links[] = '<div class="col-sm-12 text-center"><ul class="pagination">';
$first = '<li class="active"></li>';
if ($this->getPager() > 1) {
    $first = '<li><a class="" href="?' . $this->getPage() . '=1">Primeira</a></li>';
}
$this->links[] = $first;