Made big headway in preference management, accounts, importing stuff, etc. etc.

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/HelperServiceProvider.php

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ class HelperServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             'Firefly\Helper\Migration\MigrationHelperInterface',
             'Firefly\Helper\Migration\MigrationHelper'
         );
+
+        // settings:
+        $this->app->bind(
+            'Firefly\Helper\Preferences\PreferencesHelperInterface',
+            'Firefly\Helper\Preferences\PreferencesHelper'
+        );
     }
 
 }

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelper.php

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Created by PhpStorm.
- * User: sander
- * Date: 03/07/14
- * Time: 21:34
- */
 
 namespace Firefly\Helper\Migration;
 

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelperInterface.php

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Created by PhpStorm.
- * User: sander
- * Date: 03/07/14
- * Time: 21:33
- */
 
 namespace Firefly\Helper\Migration;
 

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Preferences/PreferencesHelper.php

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Preferences;
+class PreferencesHelper implements PreferencesHelperInterface
+{
+
+    public function get($name, $default = null)
+    {
+        $pref = \Preference::where('user_id', \Auth::user()->id)->where('name', $name)->first();
+        if (is_null($default) && is_null($pref)) {
+            // return NULL
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (!is_null($pref)) {
+            return $pref;
+        }
+        if (!is_null($default) && is_null($pref)) {
+            // create preference, return that:
+            return $this->set($name, $default);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public function set($name, $value)
+    {
+        $pref = \Preference::where('user_id', \Auth::user()->id)->where('name', $name)->first();
+        if (is_null($pref)) {
+            $pref = new \Preference;
+            $pref->name = $name;
+            $pref->user()->associate(\Auth::user());
+
+        }
+        $pref->data = $value;
+        $pref->save();
+
+
+        return $pref;
+
+    }
+}

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Preferences/PreferencesHelperInterface.php

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Preferences;
+interface PreferencesHelperInterface
+{
+
+    public function set($name,$value);
+    public function get($name,$default = null);
+
+}