storing analytics data

app/Http/Controllers/Web/CommunityActivityController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Web;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Models\ActivityEvent;
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Community activity feed.
+ *
+ * GET /community/activity?type=global|following
+ */
+final class CommunityActivityController extends Controller
+{
+    private const PER_PAGE = 30;
+
+    public function index(Request $request)
+    {
+        $user   = $request->user();
+        $type   = $request->query('type', 'global'); // global | following
+        $perPage = self::PER_PAGE;
+
+        $query = ActivityEvent::query()
+            ->orderByDesc('created_at')
+            ->with(['actor:id,name,username']);
+
+        if ($type === 'following' && $user) {
+            // Show only events from followed users
+            $followingIds = DB::table('user_followers')
+                ->where('follower_id', $user->id)
+                ->pluck('user_id')
+                ->all();
+
+            if (empty($followingIds)) {
+                $query->whereRaw('0 = 1'); // empty result set
+            } else {
+                $query->whereIn('actor_id', $followingIds);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $events   = $query->paginate($perPage)->withQueryString();
+        $enriched = $this->enrich($events->getCollection());
+
+        return view('web.community.activity', [
+            'events'     => $events,
+            'enriched'   => $enriched,
+            'active_tab' => $type,
+            'page_title' => 'Community Activity',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attach target object data to each event for display.
+     */
+    private function enrich(\Illuminate\Support\Collection $events): \Illuminate\Support\Collection
+    {
+        // Collect artwork IDs and user IDs to eager-load
+        $artworkIds = $events
+            ->where('target_type', ActivityEvent::TARGET_ARTWORK)
+            ->pluck('target_id')
+            ->unique()
+            ->values()
+            ->all();
+
+        $userIds = $events
+            ->where('target_type', ActivityEvent::TARGET_USER)
+            ->pluck('target_id')
+            ->unique()
+            ->values()
+            ->all();
+
+        $artworks = Artwork::whereIn('id', $artworkIds)
+            ->with('user:id,name,username')
+            ->get(['id', 'title', 'slug', 'user_id', 'hash', 'thumb_ext'])
+            ->keyBy('id');
+
+        $users = User::whereIn('id', $userIds)
+            ->with('profile:user_id,avatar_hash')
+            ->get(['id', 'name', 'username'])
+            ->keyBy('id');
+
+        return $events->map(function (ActivityEvent $event) use ($artworks, $users): array {
+            $target = null;
+
+            if ($event->target_type === ActivityEvent::TARGET_ARTWORK) {
+                $artwork = $artworks->get($event->target_id);
+                $target  = $artwork ? [
+                    'id'    => $artwork->id,
+                    'title' => $artwork->title,
+                    'url'   => '/art/' . $artwork->id . '/' . $artwork->slug,
+                    'thumb' => $artwork->thumbUrl('sm'),
+                ] : null;
+            } elseif ($event->target_type === ActivityEvent::TARGET_USER) {
+                $u      = $users->get($event->target_id);
+                $target = $u ? [
+                    'id'       => $u->id,
+                    'name'     => $u->name,
+                    'username' => $u->username,
+                    'url'      => '/@' . $u->username,
+                ] : null;
+            }
+
+            return [
+                'id'          => $event->id,
+                'type'        => $event->type,
+                'target_type' => $event->target_type,
+                'actor'       => [
+                    'id'       => $event->actor?->id,
+                    'name'     => $event->actor?->name,
+                    'username' => $event->actor?->username,
+                    'url'      => '/@' . $event->actor?->username,
+                ],
+                'target'      => $target,
+                'created_at'  => $event->created_at?->toIso8601String(),
+            ];
+        });
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/Web/DiscoverController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Services\ArtworkSearchService;
 use App\Services\ArtworkService;
 use App\Services\ThumbnailPresenter;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 
@@ -190,26 +191,56 @@ final class DiscoverController extends Controller
             ->pluck('user_id');
 
         if ($followingIds->isEmpty()) {
-            $artworks = Artwork::query()->paginate(0);
+            // Trending fallback: show popular artworks so the page isn't blank
+            try {
+                $fallbackResults = $this->searchService->discoverTrending(12);
+                $fallbackArtworks = $fallbackResults->getCollection()
+                    ->transform(fn ($a) => $this->presentArtwork($a));
+            } catch (\Throwable) {
+                $fallbackArtworks = collect();
+            }
+
+            // Suggested creators: most-followed users the viewer doesn't follow yet
+            $suggestedCreators = DB::table('users')
+                ->join('user_statistics', 'users.id', '=', 'user_statistics.user_id')
+                ->where('users.id', '!=', $user->id)
+                ->whereNotNull('users.email_verified_at')
+                ->where('users.is_active', true)
+                ->orderByDesc('user_statistics.followers_count')
+                ->limit(8)
+                ->select(
+                    'users.id',
+                    'users.name',
+                    'users.username',
+                    'user_statistics.followers_count',
+                )
+                ->get();
 
             return view('web.discover.index', [
-                'artworks'    => $artworks,
-                'page_title'  => 'Following Feed',
-                'section'     => 'following',
-                'description' => 'Follow some creators to see their work here.',
-                'icon'        => 'fa-user-group',
-                'empty'       => true,
+                'artworks'           => collect(),
+                'page_title'         => 'Following Feed',
+                'section'            => 'following',
+                'description'        => 'Follow some creators to see their work here.',
+                'icon'               => 'fa-user-group',
+                'empty'              => true,
+                'fallback_trending'  => $fallbackArtworks,
+                'fallback_creators'  => $suggestedCreators,
             ]);
         }
 
-        $artworks = Artwork::query()
-            ->public()
-            ->published()
-            ->with(['user:id,name,username', 'categories:id,name,slug,content_type_id,parent_id,sort_order'])
-            ->whereIn('user_id', $followingIds)
-            ->orderByDesc('published_at')
-            ->paginate($perPage)
-            ->withQueryString();
+        $page    = (int) request()->get('page', 1);
+        $cacheKey = "discover.following.{$user->id}.p{$page}";
+
+        $artworks = Cache::remember($cacheKey, 60, function () use ($user, $followingIds, $perPage): \Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator {
+            return Artwork::query()
+                ->public()
+                ->published()
+                ->with(['user:id,name,username', 'categories:id,name,slug,content_type_id,parent_id,sort_order'])
+                ->whereIn('user_id', $followingIds)
+                ->orderByDesc('published_at')
+                ->paginate($perPage)
+                ->withQueryString();
+        });
 
         $artworks->getCollection()->transform(fn ($a) => $this->presentArtwork($a));
 

app/Http/Controllers/Web/HomeController.php

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ final class HomeController extends Controller
 
     public function index(Request $request): \Illuminate\View\View
     {
-        $sections = $this->homepage->all();
+        $user     = $request->user();
+        $sections = $user
+            ? $this->homepage->allForUser($user)
+            : $this->homepage->all();
 
         $hero = $sections['hero'];
 
@@ -27,8 +30,9 @@ final class HomeController extends Controller
         ];
 
         return view('web.home', [
-            'meta'    => $meta,
-            'props'   => $sections,
+            'meta'         => $meta,
+            'props'        => $sections,
+            'is_logged_in' => (bool) $user,
         ]);
     }
 }