Nick

app/Http/Controllers/Resources/BidsController.php

@@ -82,8 +82,17 @@ public function index(Request $request, Task $task)
             return DB::select('select * from bids b, users u where b.task_id = ? and b.user_id = u.id', [$task->id]);
         }
     }
-
-
+
+    public function maxprice(Task $task)
+    {
+        return DB::maxprice('SELECT MAX(price) FROM bids b, WHERE b.task_title = $task.task_title'); 
+    }
+
+    public function countbids(Task $task)
+    {
+        return DB::countbids('SELECT COUNT(bid) FROM tasks t, WHERE t.task_title = $task.task_title');
+    }    
+
     /**
      * Update the selected field of the bid, whether is it true or false.
      *

app/Http/Controllers/Resources/TasksController.php

@@ -75,7 +75,17 @@ public function edit(Task $task)
         $generic_tasks = (object)DB::select("select * from generic_tasks");
         return view('tasks.edit', compact('task', 'generic_tasks'));
     }
-
+
+    public function search($query)
+    {
+        $tasks = (object)DB::select("SELECT * FROM tasks WHERE (title LIKE '%query%' OR start_date LIKE '%query%' OR end_date LIKE '%query%' OR created_at LIKE '%query%' OR category LIKE '%query%')";
+
+        //SELECT * FROM projectitem WHERE (description LIKE '%$keywords%' OR item LIKE '%$keywords%')";
+        //$tasks = Task::where('title','LIKE', "%$query%")->get();
+        //->orWhere('created_at','=', "$query")->orWhere('category','LIKE',"%$query%")->orWhere('start_date','=',"$query")->orWhere('end_date','=',"%$query%")->get();
+
+        return view('tasks.search')->withDetails($tasks)->withQuery($query);
+    }
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Resource Methods

resources/views/home.blade.php

@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@
                     @if (sizeOf($tasks)>0)
                     <table class="table table-hover">
                         <tr>
+                        <form action="tasks/search" method="GET">
+                            <td> Search tasks: <input type="text" name ="q"> </td>
+                            <td> <button type ="submit">Search </button> </td>
+                        </form>                        
+                        </tr>
                             <th>Title</th>
                             <th>Category</th>
                             <th>Start</th>
                             <th>End</th>
+                            <th>Max Bid Price<th>
                             <th>Status</th>
                             <th><!-- edit button placeholder--></th>
                         </tr>
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@
                             <td>{{$task->category}}</td>
                             <td>{{$task->start_date}}</td>
                             <td>{{$task->end_date}}</td>
+                            <td>{{$task->max_bid_price}}</td>
                             <td>
                                 @php
                                     switch($task->status) {

resources/views/tasks/search.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+
+@section('content')
+
+<div class="container">
+	@if(count($details) > 0)
+		<p> The Search results for your query <b> {{ $query }} </b> are :</p>
+	    <h2>Task details</h2>
+	    <table class="table table-striped">
+	        <thead>
+	            <tr>
+	                <th>Title</th>
+	                <th>Created_at</th>
+	                <th>Category</th>
+	                <th>Start_Date</th>
+	                <th>End_Date</th>
+	            </tr>
+	        </thead>
+	        <tbody>
+	            @foreach($details as $task)
+	            <tr onclick="window.document.location='tasks/{{$task->task_id}}';">
+	                <td>{{$task->title}}</td>
+	                <td>{{$task->create_at}}</td>
+	                <td>{{$task->category}}</td>
+	                <td>{{$task->start_date}}</td>
+	                <td>{{$task->end_date}}</td>
+	            </tr>
+	            @endforeach
+	        </tbody>
+	    </table>
+	@else
+		No results found
+	@endif
+</div>
+
+
+
+@endsection

routes/web.php

@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
     Route::get('/tasks/{task}/edit', 'Resources\TasksController@edit');
     // this should be a post or a patch but Laravel gives a MethodNotAllowed error if it is anything but get
     Route::get('/tasks/{task}/status/{status}', 'Resources\TasksController@updateStatus')->name('tasks.updateStatus');
-
+    Route::any('/tasks/search/{query}','Resources\TasksController@search');
+
     Route::post('tasks/{task}/bids/{bid}/{selected}', 'Resources\BidsController@update')->name('bid.update');
     Route::post('/tasks/{task}/bids', 'Resources\BidsController@store');
     Route::patch('/tasks/{task}/bids/{bid}', 'Resources\BidsController@update');
     Route::delete('/bids/{bid}', 'Resources\BidsController@destroy')->name('bid.destroy');
+    Route::any('/tasks/maxprice', 'Resources\BidsController@findmax');
+    Route::any('/tasks/countbids', 'Resources\BidsController@countbids');
+
 
     Route::delete('/users/{user}', 'Resources\UsersController@destroy')->name('user.destroy');
     Route::post('/users', 'Resources\UsersController@store');