code cleanup

app/Http/Controllers/AdminController.php

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class AdminController extends Controller
     public function users(Request $request)
     {
         if ($request->searchBy == 'name' && $request->has('q')) {
-            $users = DB::table('users')->where('name', 'LIKE', '%' . $request->q . '%')->paginate(10);
+            $users = User::where('name', 'LIKE', '%' . $request->q . '%')->paginate(10);
         } else if ($request->searchBy == 'id' && $request->has('q')) {
-            $users = DB::table('users')->where('id', $request->q)->paginate(10);
+            $users = User::where('id', $request->q)->paginate(10);
         } else {
             $users = User::paginate(10);
         }
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ class AdminController extends Controller
             'invited_by' => $invited_by,
         ];
 
-        return view('admin.tree')->with('data', $data);
+        return view('admin.tree')->with($data);
     }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/FriendController.php

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class FriendController extends Controller
     public function accept($id): void
     {
         $user = Auth::user();
-        $recipient = User::find($id);
+        $recipient = User::findOrFail($id);
 
         if (!$user->hasFriendRequestFrom($recipient)) {
             abort(404);
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class FriendController extends Controller
     public function decline($id): void
     {
         $user = Auth::user();
-        $recipient = User::find($id);
+        $recipient = User::findOrFail($id);
 
         if (!$user->hasFriendRequestFrom($recipient)) {
             abort(404);
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ class FriendController extends Controller
     public function add($id)
     {
         $user = Auth::user();
-        $recipient = User::find($id);
+        $recipient = User::findOrFail($id);
 
-        if (!$recipient || $recipient->id == $user->id) {
+        if ($recipient->id == $user->id) {
             abort(404);
         }
 
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ class FriendController extends Controller
     public function remove($id)
     {
         $user = Auth::user();
-        $recipient = User::find($id);
+        $recipient = User::findOrFail($id);
 
-        if (!$recipient || $recipient->id == $user->id) {
+        if ($recipient->id == $user->id) {
             abort(404);
         }
 

app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
      */
     public function index()
     {
-        if (auth()->user()) {
+        if (Auth::check()) {
             return redirect(route('home'));
         }
         return view('index');
@@ -43,21 +43,21 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
             }
 
             $query->whereIn('user_id', $friendIds)
-                ->orWhere('user_id', '=', Auth::id());
+                ->orWhere('user_id', Auth::id());
-        })->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate(10, ["*"], "feedPage");
+        })->latest()->paginate(10, ["*"], "feedPage");
 
         $data = [
             'friends' => $friends,
             'posts' => $posts,
         ];
 
-        return view('home')->with('data', $data);
+        return view('home')->with($data);
     }
 
     public function feed_post(Request $request)
     {
         $request->validate([
-            'status' => 'required|min:3|max:100'
+            'status' => ['required', 'min:3', 'max:100']
         ]);
 
         $post = new FeedPost;

app/Http/Controllers/KeyController.php

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class KeyController extends Controller
 {
     public function index()
     {
-        $fetchKeys = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->orderBy('id', 'desc')->get();
+        $fetchKeys = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->latest()->get();
-        $activeKey = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->orderBy('id', 'desc')->first();
+        $activeKey = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->latest()->first();
 
         if (!$fetchKeys->isEmpty()) {
             if ($activeKey->created_at->addWeek()->gt(Carbon::now())) {
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class KeyController extends Controller
 
     public function create()
     {
-        $fetchKeys = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->orderBy('id', 'desc')->get();
+        $fetchKeys = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->latest()->get();
-        $activeKey = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->orderBy('id', 'desc')->first();
+        $activeKey = InviteKey::where('created_by', Auth::id())->latest()->first();
 
         // Validation
         if (!$fetchKeys->isEmpty() && $activeKey->created_at->addWeek()->gt(Carbon::now())) {

app/Http/Controllers/MessageController.php

@@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ class MessageController extends Controller
 {
     public function inbox()
     {
-        $messages = Message::where('sendto_id', Auth::id())->where('deleted', false)->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate(10);
+        $messages = Message::where('sendto_id', Auth::id())->where('deleted', false)->latest()->paginate(10);
 
         return view('messages.index')->with('messages', $messages);
     }
 
     public function inbox_sent()
     {
-        $messages = Message::where('user_id', Auth::id())->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate(10);
+        $messages = Message::where('user_id', Auth::id())->latest()->paginate(10);
 
         return view('messages.sent')->with('messages', $messages);
     }
 
     public function deleted()
     {
-        $messages = Message::where('sendto_id', Auth::id())->where('deleted', true)->orderBy('id', 'desc')->paginate(10);
+        $messages = Message::where('sendto_id', Auth::id())->where('deleted', true)->latest()->paginate(10);
 
         return view('messages.deleted')->with('messages', $messages);
     }

app/Http/Controllers/PageController.php

@@ -27,13 +27,8 @@ class PageController extends Controller
 
     public function profile($id)
     {
-        $user = User::find($id);
+        $user = User::findOrFail($id);
         $badges = DB::table('badges')->get();
-
-        if (!$user) {
-            abort(404);
-        }
-
         $friends = $user->getFriends($perPage = 3);
 
         $data = [
@@ -42,16 +37,12 @@ class PageController extends Controller
             'friends' => $friends
         ];
 
-        return view('pages.profile')->with('data', $data);
+        return view('pages.profile')->with($data);
     }
 
     public function profile_friends($id)
     {
-        $user = User::find($id);
+        $user = User::findOrFail($id);
-        if (!$user) {
-            abort(404);
-        }
-
         $friends = $user->getFriends($perPage = 10);
 
         $data = [
@@ -59,13 +50,13 @@ class PageController extends Controller
             'friends' => $friends
         ];
 
-        return view('pages.profile_friends')->with('data', $data);
+        return view('pages.profile_friends')->with($data);
     }
 
     public function mutual_friends($id)
     {
-        $user = User::find($id);
+        $user = User::findOrFail($id);
-        if (!$user || $user->id == Auth::id()) {
+        if ($user->id == Auth::id()) {
             abort(404);
         }
 
@@ -76,13 +67,13 @@ class PageController extends Controller
             'friends' => $friends
         ];
 
-        return view('pages.mutual_friends')->with('data', $data);
+        return view('pages.mutual_friends')->with($data);
     }
 
     public function users(Request $request)
     {
         if ($request->has('q')) {
-            $users = DB::table('users')->where('name', 'LIKE', '%' . $request->q . '%')->paginate(10);
+            $users = User::where('name', 'LIKE', '%' . $request->q . '%')->paginate(10);
         } else {
             $users = User::paginate(10);
         }

resources/views/admin/tree.blade.php

@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
                     name="searchBy" value="name">Search by Username</button><button class="bluebutton"
                     style="margin-left:2px" name="searchBy" value="id">Search by ID</button></div>
         </form>
-        @if ($data['user'])
+        @if ($user)
             <div id="SearchContainer">
-                <h2>User Found: {{ $data['user']->name }}</h2>
+                <h2>User Found: {{ $user->name }}</h2>
                 <ul>
                     <li>
                         <h3><a
-                                href="{{ route('profile', App\Models\User::where('name', $data['invited_by'])->first()->id) }}" target="_blank">{{ $data['invited_by'] }}</a>
+                                href="{{ route('profile', App\Models\User::where('name', $invited_by)->first()->id) }}" target="_blank">{{ $invited_by }}</a>
                         </h3>
                     </li>
                     <ul>
-                        <li><a href="{{ route('profile', $data['user']->id) }}" target="_blank">{{ $data['user']->name }}</a></li>
+                        <li><a href="{{ route('profile', $user->id) }}" target="_blank">{{ $user->name }}</a></li>
                         <ul>
-                            @foreach ($data['children'] as $child)
+                            @foreach ($children as $child)
                                 <li><a href="{{ route('profile', $child->id) }}" target="_blank">{{ $child->name }}</a></li>
                             @endforeach
                         </ul>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         @endif
         @if (!request()->has('q'))
             <h5>Enter a username or ID.</h5>
-        @elseif (!$data['user'])
+        @elseif (!$user)
             <h5>No user was found, check if you entered the correct details.</h5>
         @endif
     </div>

resources/views/home.blade.php

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
                     <input id="FeedBox" type="text" name="status" placeholder="Say something..." style="width: 80%;"
                         value="{{ old('status') }}">
                     <button style="width: 20%;height: 28px;margin-left: 10px;" class="greybutton" id="FeedButton"
-                        type="submit" alt="Post it!, Button" onClick="this.form.submit();this.disabled=true;this.innerText='Posting…';">Post
+                        type="submit" alt="Post it!, Button"
+                        onClick="this.form.submit();this.disabled=true;this.innerText='Posting…';">Post
                         it!</button>
                 </p>
                 @if ($errors->any())
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
             </form>
             <br>
             <div id="FeedContainer">
-                @foreach ($data['posts'] as $post)
+                @foreach ($posts as $post)
                     <div class="FeedContainerBox" id="FeedContainerBox1">
                         <div class="FeedContainerBoxImageContainer" id="FeedContainerBox1ImageContainer">
                             <a href="{{ route('profile', $post->user->id) }}"><img alt="A image of {{ $post->user->name }}"
@@ -46,25 +47,27 @@
                             <p id="FeedContainerBox1Text" style="word-wrap:break-word;max-width:400px">
                                 "{{ $post->status }}"</p>
                             @if (!Auth::user()->settings->time_preference_24hr)
-                                <p id="FeedContainerBox1Timestamp" alt="">{{ $post->created_at->format('F d, Y h:i A') }}</p>
+                                <p id="FeedContainerBox1Timestamp" alt="">
+                                    {{ $post->created_at->format('F d, Y h:i A') }}</p>
                             @else
-                                <p id="FeedContainerBox1Timestamp" alt="">{{ $post->created_at->format('F d, Y H:i') }}</p>
+                                <p id="FeedContainerBox1Timestamp" alt="">
+                                    {{ $post->created_at->format('F d, Y H:i') }}</p>
                             @endif
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 @endforeach
-                @if ($data['posts']->isEmpty())
+                @if ($posts->isEmpty())
-                    <p>Your feed is empty.</p>  
+                    <p>Your feed is empty.</p>
                 @endif
             </div>
-            {{ $data['posts']->links() }}
+            {{ $posts->links() }}
         </div>
         <div id="gamesframe">
             <div class="content_special" style="justify-content: center;">
                 <h2>Friends ({{ Auth::user()->getFriendsCount() }})</h2>
                 @if (Auth::user()->getFriendsCount() > 0)
-                    <a alt="View All, button" href="{{ route('friends') }}" style="margin-left: 5px"> <button class="bluebutton"
+                    <a alt="View All, button" href="{{ route('friends') }}" style="margin-left: 5px"> <button
-                            style="margin-top: 5px">View
+                            class="bluebutton" style="margin-top: 5px">View
                             All</button></a>
                 @endif
             </div>
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@
                 @if (Auth::user()->getFriendsCount() > 0)
                     <div id="profilefriendcontainer" class="content_special"
                         style="flex-wrap: wrap;justify-content: space-evenly;flex-direction: row;display: inline-flex;align-content: center;align-items: center;">
-                        @foreach ($data['friends'] as $friend)
+                        @foreach ($friends as $friend)
                             <div class="profilefriend">
                                 <a href="{{ route('profile', $friend->id) }}"><img alt="Profile Image"
                                         src="{{ asset('img/defaultrender.png') }}" width="150px" height="110px"></a>

resources/views/pages/mutual_friends.blade.php

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 @extends('layouts.app')
 @section('title')
-    <title>{{ $data['user']->name }}'s Friends (Mutual) - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}</title>
+    <title>{{ $user->name }}'s Friends (Mutual) - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}</title>
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
-    <h1 id="usernameframe">Your Mutual Friends with {{ $data['user']->name }} ({{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($data['user']) }})</h1>
+    <h1 id="usernameframe">Your Mutual Friends with {{ $user->name }} ({{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($user) }})</h1>
-    <a href="{{ route('profile_friends', $data['user']->id) }}" class="tab">All Friends</a>
+    <a href="{{ route('profile_friends', $user->id) }}" class="tab">All Friends</a>
     @auth
-    <a href="#" class="tab_selected">Mutual Friends ({{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($data['user']) }})</a>
+    <a href="#" class="tab_selected">Mutual Friends ({{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($user) }})</a>
     @endauth
     <br>
     <br>
     <div class="content_special" id="FriendsContainer" style="flex-wrap: wrap;">
-        @foreach ($data['friends'] as $friend)
+        @foreach ($friends as $friend)
             <div class="FriendsContainerBox" id="FriendsContainerBox1">
                 <div id="FriendsContainerBox1ImageContainer">
                     <a href="{{ route('profile', $friend->id) }}"><img alt="Profile Image"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                             {{ Carbon\Carbon::parse($friend->last_seen)->diffForHumans() }}</strong>
                     @endif
                     <br>
-                    @if (Auth::id() == $data['user']->id)
+                    @if (Auth::id() == $user->id)
                         <form action="{{ route('friend_remove', $friend->id) }}" method="POST"
                             style="display:inline-block">
                             @csrf
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         @endforeach
-        @if (!Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($data['user']))
+        @if (!Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($user))
-            <p>You don't have any mutual friends with {{ $data['user']->name }}.</p>
+            <p>You don't have any mutual friends with {{ $user->name }}.</p>
         @endif
-        {{ $data['friends']->links() }}
+        {{ $friends->links() }}
     </div>
     <br>
 @endsection

resources/views/pages/profile.blade.php

@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
 @extends('layouts.app')
 @section('title')
-    <title>{{ $data['user']->name }} - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}</title>
+    <title>{{ $user->name }} - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}</title>
 @endsection
 @section('titlediscord')
-    <meta content="{{ $data['user']->name }} - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}" property="og:title" />
+    <meta content="{{ $user->name }} - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}" property="og:title" />
 @endsection
 @section('descdiscord')
-    <meta content="{{ $data['user']->blurb }} | ARCHBLOX is a work in progress revival." property="og:description" />
+    <meta content="{{ $user->blurb }} | ARCHBLOX is a work in progress revival." property="og:description" />
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
     <div id="profiletopcontainer">
-        <h1 id="usernameframe">{{ $data['user']->name }}</h1>
+        <h1 id="usernameframe">{{ $user->name }}</h1>
-        @if ($data['user']->settings->changed_name)
+        @if ($user->settings->changed_name)
-            <h4>Previous Username: {{ $data['user']->settings->old_name }}</h4>
+            <h4>Previous Username: {{ $user->settings->old_name }}</h4>
         @endif
-        @if (Cache::has('is_online_' . $data['user']->id))
+        @if (Cache::has('is_online_' . $user->id))
             <strong id="onlinestatus" class="onlinestatus_website">Website</strong>
         @else
             <strong id="onlinestatus" class="onlinestatus_offline">Offline - Last Online
-                {{ Carbon\Carbon::parse($data['user']->last_seen)->diffForHumans() }}</strong>
+                {{ Carbon\Carbon::parse($user->last_seen)->diffForHumans() }}</strong>
         @endif
         <br>
-        @if (!Auth::guest() && Auth::id() != $data['user']->id)
+        @if (!Auth::guest() && Auth::id() != $user->id)
-            @if (Auth::user()->hasSentFriendRequestTo($data['user']))
+            @if (Auth::user()->hasSentFriendRequestTo($user))
                 <button class="bluebutton" type="submit" disabled>Pending...</button>
-            @elseif (Auth::user()->hasFriendRequestFrom($data['user']))
+            @elseif (Auth::user()->hasFriendRequestFrom($user))
-                <form action="{{ route('friend_handle', $data['user']->id) }}" method="POST">
+                <form action="{{ route('friend_handle', $user->id) }}" method="POST">
                     @csrf
                     <button class="greenbutton" name="action" type="submit" value="accept">Accept</button>
                     <button class="redbutton" name="action" type="submit" value="decline">Decline</button>
                 </form>
-            @elseif (Auth::user()->isFriendWith($data['user']))
+            @elseif (Auth::user()->isFriendWith($user))
-                <form action="{{ route('friend_remove', $data['user']->id) }}" method="POST" style="display:inline-block">
+                <form action="{{ route('friend_remove', $user->id) }}" method="POST" style="display:inline-block">
                     @csrf
                     <button class="redbutton" type="submit">Unfriend</button>
                 </form>
             @else
-                <form action="{{ route('friend_add', $data['user']->id) }}" method="POST" style="display:inline-block">
+                <form action="{{ route('friend_add', $user->id) }}" method="POST" style="display:inline-block">
                     @csrf
                     <button class="bluebutton" type="submit">Add Friend</button>
                 </form>
             @endif
-            @switch($data['user']->settings->message_preference)
+            @switch($user->settings->message_preference)
                 @case(2)
-                    <a href="/my/messages/compose?to={{ $data['user']->name }}"><button class="greybutton">Message</button></a>
+                    <a href="/my/messages/compose?to={{ $user->name }}"><button class="greybutton">Message</button></a>
                     @break
                 @case(1)
-                    @if (Auth::user()->isFriendWith($data['user']))
+                    @if (Auth::user()->isFriendWith($user))
-                        <a href="/my/messages/compose?to={{ $data['user']->name }}"><button class="greybutton">Message</button></a>
+                        <a href="/my/messages/compose?to={{ $user->name }}"><button class="greybutton">Message</button></a>
                     @else
                         <a href="#"><button class="greybutton" disabled>Message (Friends Only)</button></a>
                     @endif
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
     </div>
     <div class="content_special">
         <div id="profileleftcontainer">
-            @if (!empty($data['user']->feedposts->last()->status))
+            @if (!empty($user->feedposts->last()->status))
-                <address id="status" style="word-wrap:break-word">"{{ $data['user']->feedposts->last()->status }}"
+                <address id="status" style="word-wrap:break-word">"{{ $user->feedposts->last()->status }}"
                 </address>
             @else
                 <address id="status">"I'm new to ARCHBLOX!"</address>
@@ -69,21 +69,21 @@
             <img alt="profile image" src="{{ asset('img/defaultrender.png') }}" width="75%">
             <div id="bio"
                 style="min-width:350px;max-width:350px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;max-height:275px;overflow-y: auto;">
-                {!! nl2br(e($data['user']->blurb)) !!}</div>
+                {!! nl2br(e($user->blurb)) !!}</div>
             <br>
             <div id="stats">
                 @guest
-                    <h3>Joined: {{ $data['user']->created_at->format('d/m/Y') }}</h3>
+                    <h3>Joined: {{ $user->created_at->format('d/m/Y') }}</h3>
                 @else
-                    <h3>Joined: {{ $data['user']->created_at->format(Auth::user()->settings->date_preference) }}</h3>
+                    <h3>Joined: {{ $user->created_at->format(Auth::user()->settings->date_preference) }}</h3>
                 @endguest
                 <h3>Place Visits: 0</h3>
             </div>
             <br>
             <h2>Role</h2>
             <div style="white-space:nowrap">
-                @foreach ($data['badges'] as $badge)
+                @foreach ($badges as $badge)
-                    @foreach ($data['user']->badges as $user_badge)
+                    @foreach ($user->badges as $user_badge)
                         @if ($badge->id == $user_badge)
                             <div style="width:120px;display:inline-block">
                                 <img src="/img/badges/{{ $badge->id }}.png" width="75px" height="75px" />
@@ -107,19 +107,19 @@
             <p>This user hasn't made any games yet!</p>
             <br>
             <div class="content_special" style="justify-content: center;">
-                <h2>Friends ({{ $data['user']->getFriendsCount() }})</h2>
+                <h2>Friends ({{ $user->getFriendsCount() }})</h2>
-                @if ($data['user']->getFriendsCount() > 0)
+                @if ($user->getFriendsCount() > 0)
-                    <a href="{{ route('profile_friends', $data['user']->id) }}" style="margin-left: 5px"> <button
+                    <a href="{{ route('profile_friends', $user->id) }}" style="margin-left: 5px"> <button
                             class="bluebutton" style="margin-top: 5px">View All</button></a>
             </div>
-            @if (Auth::check() && Auth::id() != $data['user']->id && Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($data['user']) > 0)
+            @if (Auth::check() && Auth::id() != $user->id && Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($user) > 0)
-                <a href="{{ route('mutual_friends', $data['user']->id) }}"
+                <a href="{{ route('mutual_friends', $user->id) }}"
-                    style="color:blue;font-size:12px">{{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($data['user']) }} Mutual
+                    style="color:blue;font-size:12px">{{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($user) }} Mutual
                     Friends</a>
             @endif
             <div id="profilefriendcontainer" class="content_special"
                 style="flex-wrap: wrap;justify-content: space-evenly;flex-direction: row;display: inline-flex;align-content: center;align-items: center;">
-                @foreach ($data['friends'] as $friend)
+                @foreach ($friends as $friend)
                     <div class="profilefriend">
                         <a href="{{ route('profile', $friend->id) }}"><img alt="Profile Image"
                                 src="{{ asset('img/defaultrender.png') }}" width="150px" height="110px"></a>

resources/views/pages/profile_friends.blade.php

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 @extends('layouts.app')
 @section('title')
-    <title>{{ $data['user']->name }}'s Friends - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}</title>
+    <title>{{ $user->name }}'s Friends - {{ env('APP_NAME') }}</title>
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
-    <h1 id="usernameframe">{{ $data['user']->name }}'s Friends ({{ $data['user']->getFriendsCount() }})</h1>
+    <h1 id="usernameframe">{{ $user->name }}'s Friends ({{ $user->getFriendsCount() }})</h1>
     <a href="#" class="tab_selected">All Friends</a>
     @auth
-    @if ($data['user']->id != Auth::id())
+    @if ($user->id != Auth::id())
-    <a href="{{ route('mutual_friends', $data['user']->id) }}" class="tab">Mutual Friends ({{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($data['user']) }})</a>
+    <a href="{{ route('mutual_friends', $user->id) }}" class="tab">Mutual Friends ({{ Auth::user()->getMutualFriendsCount($user) }})</a>
     @endif
     @endauth
     <br>
     <br>
     <div class="content_special" id="FriendsContainer" style="flex-wrap: wrap;">
-        @foreach ($data['friends'] as $friend)
+        @foreach ($friends as $friend)
             <div class="FriendsContainerBox" id="FriendsContainerBox1">
                 <div id="FriendsContainerBox1ImageContainer">
                     <a href="{{ route('profile', $friend->id) }}"><img alt="Profile Image"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
                             {{ Carbon\Carbon::parse($friend->last_seen)->diffForHumans() }}</strong>
                     @endif
                     <br>
-                    @if (Auth::id() == $data['user']->id)
+                    @if (Auth::id() == $user->id)
                         <form action="{{ route('friend_remove', $friend->id) }}" method="POST"
                             style="display:inline-block">
                             @csrf
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         @endforeach
-        @if (!$data['user']->getFriendsCount())
+        @if (!$user->getFriendsCount())
-            <p>{{ $data['user']->name }} hasn't made friends with anyone yet.</p>
+            <p>{{ $user->name }} hasn't made friends with anyone yet.</p>
         @endif
-        {{ $data['friends']->links() }}
+        {{ $friends->links() }}
     </div>
     <br>
 @endsection