Course api beginnings

app/Course.php

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Course extends Model
+{
+    //
+}

app/Http/Controllers/CourseController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Validator;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Course;
+
+class CourseController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return Course::paginate();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
+            'name' => 'required|unique:courses|max:250'
+        ]);
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return response($validator->errors(), 400);
+        }
+        
+        $course = new Course;
+        $course->name = $request->input('name');
+        $course->save();
+
+        return response('Course created', 201);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function show($id)
+    {
+        return Course::find($id);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, $id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function destroy($id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Course;
 
 class DashboardController extends Controller
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
      */
     public function index()
     {
-        return view('dashboard');
+        $courses = Course::all();
+        
+        return view('dashboard', [
+            'courses' => $courses
+        ]);
     }
 }