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namespace App\Http\Controllers; use Illuminate\Http\Request; use App\Models\Category; use App\Models\Product; class HomeController extends Controller { /** * Create a new controller instance. * Only guests are able to access the home page. The user is redirected to the dashboard if logged in. * @return void */ public function __construct() { $this->middleware('guest'); //redirects users who are logged in from accessing the home page. They will be redirected to their dashboard page instead. } /** * Show the application dashboard. * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable */ public function index() { //this is the default index method for this controller - it will show when a user visits '/' in their browser and they are not logged in (guests) $categories = Category::all(); //fetch all categories from DB and assign them to variable so they can be used on view file (home.blade) - see line 18 of home/index blade file for more info on how this works return view('home', compact('categories')); //pass categories variable into view file (home) so they can be used on that page - see line 18 of home/index blade file for more info on how this works } }