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<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use FoursquareApi;
use App\Http\Requests;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
class FoursquareController extends Controller
{
/**
* Instance of Foursquare API
* @var object
*/
protected $foursquare;
* Initialize the Controller with necessary arguments
public function __construct()
$this->foursquare = new FoursquareApi(env('FOURSQUARE_CLIENT_ID'), env('FOURSQUARE_CLIENT_SECRET'));
}
* Search For Venues
* @return array
private function getVenues()
// Searching for venues nearby e.g Lagos, Nigeria
$endpoint = 'venues/search';
// Prepare parameters
$params = ['near' => 'Lagos, Nigeria'];
// Perform a request to a public resource
$response = json_decode($this->foursquare->GetPublic($endpoint,$params),true);
return $response['response']['venues'];
* Return all data to the Foursquare API dashboard
* @return mixed
public function getPage()
$venues = $this->getVenues();
return view('api.foursquare')->withVenues($venues);