added creator() method to Thread model

Author: cmgmyr

src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Models/Thread.php

@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ public function participants()
         return $this->hasMany('Cmgmyr\Messenger\Models\Participant');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the user object that created the thread
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function creator()
+    {
+        return $this->messages()->latest()->first()->user;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns all of the latest threads by updated_at date
      *

src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/examples/views/index.blade.php

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         <div class="media alert {{$class}}">
             <h4 class="media-heading">{{link_to('messages/' . $thread->id, $thread->subject)}}</h4>
             <p>{{$thread->latestMessage->body}}</p>
+            <p><small><strong>Creator:</strong> {{ $thread->creator()->name }}</small></p>
             <p><small><strong>Participants:</strong> {{ $thread->participantsString(Auth::id()) }}</small></p>
         </div>
         @endforeach