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ProductsController.php

<?php namespace App\Controllers\Admin;

use App\Controllers\BaseResourceController;

use App\Models\Products;
use App\Repositories\Products;
use App\Validators\Product as ProductValidator;

class ProductsController extends BaseResourceController
{
    public function __construct(Product $model, Products $repo, ProductValidator $validator)
    {
        $this->model = $model;
        $this->repo = $repo;
        $this->validator = $validator;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    protected function userRole()
    {
        return 'admin';
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    protected function resourceName()
    {
        return 'products';
    }

    /**
     * @param  null       $entity_id
     * @return array|void
     */
    protected function formData($entity_id = null)
    {
        $categories = \App::make('App\Repositories\Categories')->all();
        
        return [
            'categories' => $categories
        ];
    }
}