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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Refactoring the Codebase Separating Concerns: MVC

Posted by MUZ140610 Tinashe Marunda
MUZ140610 Tinashe Marunda
7,028 Points

Next, change the $flavors variable in index.php to contain the three most popular flavors. Right now, the controller cod

I dont know what to do i am literally stuck

index.php 
<?php

// INCLUDE MODEL FILE
require_once("flavors.php");



// CONTROLLER CODE
$flavors = get_recent_flavors(3);



// VIEW CODE
?><html>
<body>

    <h1>Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe</h1>

    <p>We sell amazing flavors of ice cream.</p>

    <h2>Most Popular Flavors</h2>

    <ul>
   <?php foreach ($flavors as $flavor) {
    echo "<li>" . $flavor["name"] . " " . "+" . $flavor["likes"] . "</li>";
}
?>
    </ul>

</body>
</html>
flavors.php 
<?php

// This function returns all the flavors
// ordered by the date they have been added.
function get_all_flavors() {

    $flavors = array(
        array("name" => "Vanilla", "likes" => 312),
        array("name" => "Cookie Dough", "likes" => 976),
        array("name" => "Peppermint", "likes" => 12),        
        array("name" => "Cake Batter", "likes" => 598),
        array("name" => "Avocado Chocolate", "likes" => 6),        
        array("name" => "Jalapeno So Spicy", "likes" => 3),        
    );

    return $flavors;

}

// This function receives a number as an argument.
// It returns the newest flavors, the most recent
// flavor first. (The number of flavors returned
// corresponds to the number in the argument.)
function get_recent_flavors($number) {

    $recent = array();
    $all = get_all_flavors();

    $total_flavors = count($all);
    $position = 0;

    foreach($all as $flavor) {
        $position = $position + 1;
        if ($total_flavors - $position < $number) {
            $recent[] = $flavor;
        }
    }

    return array_reverse($recent);

}

// This function receives a number as an argument.
// It returns the most popular flavors based on
// the number of likes, the most popular flavor
// first. (The number of flavors returned corresponds
// to the number in the argument.)
function get_flavors_by_likes($number) {

    $all = get_all_flavors();

    $total_flavors = count($all);
    $position = 0;

    $popular = $all;
    usort($popular, function($a, $b) {
        return $b['likes'] - $a['likes'];
    });

    return array_slice($popular, 0, $number);

}

?>

2 Answers

Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points
Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points

Read the directions a bit more carefully. They say:

Right now, the controller code calls the function get_recent_flavors() in the model code to get the most recent flavors. (Look through flavors.php to find a function that returns the most popular flavors.):

So you need to change function get_recent_flavors() to something else. Looking at the controller code (flavors.php) shows three functions that have been defined:

  1. get_all_flavors()
  2. get_recent_flavors($number)
  3. get_flavors_by_likes($number)

Pick that obvious one and change the code to match.

Happy coding!

MUZ140610 Tinashe Marunda
MUZ140610 Tinashe Marunda
7,028 Points
MUZ140610 Tinashe Marunda
MUZ140610 Tinashe Marunda
7,028 Points

hi tom i tried by replacing with one of the options but its still coming out wrong.