API Controller

gistfile1.php

public function getRecentEpisodes()
{
	$podcastid = Input::get('podcast_id');
	
	$podcast = Podcast::find($podcastid);
	$episode = Podcast::find($podcastid)->episodes()->first();
		
	if(!$episode) 
	{
	
		// If we don't have any epsisodes, we need to import them for the feed
		App::make('EpisodesController')->importAllEpisodes($podcast);
		
	} 
	else 
	{
	
		// We should always import the latest episodes
		App::make('EpisodesController')->importNewestEpisodes($podcast);
		
	}

	// Now let's collect our episodes
	$episodes = App::make('EpisodesController')->getLastTenEpisodes($podcast);

	$return = array(
		'response' => $episodes
	);

	return $return;
}