@php
// Import the necessary classes
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
use Carbon\Carbon;
// Define the folder path where the PDF files are located
$folderPath = public_path('uploads/current-affairs');
// Get all the PDF files in the folder
$files = File::glob($folderPath . '/*.pdf');
// Initialize an empty array to store the processed data
$data = [];
// Initialize an error message variable
$errorMessage = null;
try {
// Define the pattern to match the date range in the filename
$pattern = '/(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}(?:_\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})*)/';
// Iterate over each file
foreach ($files as $file) {
// Get the filename without the extension
$filename = pathinfo($file)['filename'];
// Extract the date range from the filename using regex matching
if (preg_match($pattern, $filename, $matches)) {
$dateRange = $matches[1];
// Split the date range into individual dates
$dates = array_map(function ($date) {
// Parse the date string into a Carbon instance and format it
return Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $date)->format('d M Y');
}, explode('_', $dateRange));
// Add the processed data to the array
$data[] = [
'date_range' => implode(' - ', $dates),
'url' => asset(rawurlencode('/uploads/current-affairs/' . basename($file))),
];
}
}
// Reverse the array
$data = array_reverse($data);
// Define the number of items per page
$perPage = 10;
// Use the `array_slice` function to paginate the array
$currentPage = request()->get('page', 1); // Get the current page from the URL
$paginatedData = array_slice($data, ($currentPage - 1) * $perPage, $perPage);
// Convert the paginated data to a collection for easier pagination
$collection = collect($paginatedData);
// Create a LengthAwarePaginator instance
$paginator = new \Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator(
$collection,
count($data),
$perPage,
$currentPage,
['path' => request()->url()], // Set the path for the paginator
);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
// If an exception occurs, capture the error message
$errorMessage = $e->getMessage();
}
@endphp
@extends('frontend.mainlayout') @section('title', 'Current Affairs - RERF Group of Institutions') @section('banner')