ExampleController.php - A Pattern for Reusable Resource Controllers in Laravel 4.2 http://slashnode.com/reusable-resource-controllers/

ExampleController.php

<?php namespace App\Controllers;

class ExampleResourceController
{
    protected $repo;
    protected $model;
    protected $validator;
    
    public function __construct(Repository $repo, Model $model, Validator $validator)
    {
        $this->repo = $repo;
        $this->model = $model;
        $this->validator = $validator;
    }

    public function index()
    {
        return view('example.index', [
            'items' => $this->repo->paginate());
        ]);
    }

    public function edit($id)
    {
        return view('example.edit', [
            'item' => $this->repo->find($id)
        ]);
    }

    public function create()
    {
        return view('example.create', [
            'item' => new $this->model()
        ]);
    }

    public function store()
    {
        if ($this->validator->with(Input::all())->fails())
            return redirect('example.create'); // with errors

        $this->repo->create(Input::all());
        
        return redirect('example.index'); // with success message
    }

    public function update($id)
    {
        if ($this->validator->with(Input::all())->fails())
            return redirect('example.edit', $id); // with errors

        $this->repo->update($this->repo->find($id), Input::all());

        return redirect('exmaple.index'); // with success message
    }

    public function destroy($id)
    {
        $this->repo->delete($id);
        
        return redirect('example.index'); // with success message
    }
}