TableRepository.php

<?php
namespace ArtisanPlus\Repositories;

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
use Carbon\Carbon;

class TableRepository {
	/**
	 * Implements orderBy in query
	 *
	 * @param $query
	 * @param $orderBy
	 *
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	public function orderBy($query, $orderBy)
	{
		$orderBy = explode(",", $orderBy);
		$orderBy[1] = (isset($orderBy[1])) ? $orderBy[1] : null;

		return $query->orderBy($orderBy[0], $orderBy[1]);
	}

	/**
	 * Converts results to array to use in table
	 *
	 * @param $results
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function convertToArray($results)
	{
		return array_map(function($result) {
			return (array) $result;
		}, $results);
	}

	/**
	 * Return list of columns from table
	 *
	 * @param $table
	 *
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	public function getColumnsTable($table)
	{
		return Schema::getColumnListing($table);
	}

	/**
	 * Return fields to use in columns of model structure
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function getTimestampsModel()
	{
		return [
			'created_at' => Carbon::now(),
			'updated_at' => Carbon::now()
		];
	}
}