Some changes in the charts and range thing.

app/controllers/ChartController.php

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Carbon\Carbon as Carbon;
 use Firefly\Storage\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface as ARI;
+use Firefly\Helper\Toolkit\Toolkit as tk;
 
 class ChartController extends BaseController
 {
@@ -16,17 +17,16 @@ class ChartController extends BaseController
     /**
      * Show home charts.
      */
-    public function home($account = null)
+    public function homeAccount($account = null)
     {
+        list($start,$end) = tk::getDateRange();
+        $current = clone $start;
+
         // chart
         $chart = App::make('gchart');
         $chart->addColumn('Day of the month', 'date');
 
-        // date
-        $today = new Carbon;
-        $past = clone $today;
-        $past->subMonth();
-        $current = clone $past;
+
 
         if (is_null($account)) {
             // get accounts:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ChartController extends BaseController
                 $chart->addColumn($account->name, 'number');
             }
 
-            while ($current <= $today) {
+            while ($current <= $end) {
                 $row = [clone $current];
 
                 // loop accounts:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ChartController extends BaseController
                 return View::make('error')->with('message', 'No account found.');
             }
             $chart->addColumn($account->name, 'number');
-            while ($current <= $today) {
+            while ($current <= $end) {
                 $row = [clone $current, $account->balance(clone $current)];
                 $current->addDay();
                 $chart->addRowArray($row);

app/controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class HomeController extends BaseController
 
     public function index()
     {
+        // get preferred viewing range
+        $viewRange = $this->preferences->get('viewRange','week');
+
+
         // get list setting:
         $pref = $this->preferences->get('frontpageAccounts', []);
 

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Toolkit/Toolkit.php

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Toolkit;
+
+
+class Toolkit
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Based on the preference 'viewRange' and other variables I have not yet thought of,
+     * this method will return a date range that defines the 'current' period of time.
+     *
+     * ie. the current week or month.
+     *
+     * $start is always the past, $end is 'now' or at least later.
+     */
+    public static function getDateRange()
+    {
+        $preferences = \App::make('Firefly\Helper\Preferences\PreferencesHelperInterface');
+        $viewRange = $preferences->get('viewRange', 'week');
+
+        // as you can see, this method now only supports "right now":
+        $now = new \Carbon\Carbon;
+        $start = clone $now;
+        $end = clone $now;
+
+
+        switch ($viewRange->data) {
+            case 'week':
+                $start->startOfWeek();
+                $end->endOfWeek();
+                break;
+            default:
+            case 'month':
+                $start->startOfMonth();
+                $end->endOfMonth();
+                break;
+        }
+        return [$start, $end];
+
+
+    }
+
+} 

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Toolkit/ToolkitInterface.php

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Toolkit;
+
+
+class ToolkitInterface {
+
+} 

app/routes.php

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Route::group(['before' => 'auth'], function () {
         Route::get('/', ['uses' => 'HomeController@index', 'as' => 'index']);
 
         // chart controller
-        Route::get('/chart/home/{account?}', ['uses' => 'ChartController@home', 'as' => 'chart.home']);
+        Route::get('/chart/home/account/{account?}', ['uses' => 'ChartController@homeAccount', 'as' => 'chart.home']);
 
         // preferences controller
         Route::get('/preferences', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@index', 'as' => 'preferences']);

app/views/index.blade.php

@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@
         </p>
     </div>
 @else
+
+
+
     <!-- ACCOUNTS -->
-    <div class="row" style="border-top:1px #eee solid;">
+    <div class="row">
     @foreach($accounts as $index => $account)
         <div class="col-lg-6">
             <h4>{{{$account->name}}} chart</h4>
@@ -62,6 +65,32 @@
         @endforeach
     </div>
 
+
+    <!-- week / month / year navigation -->
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-lg-2 col-sm-6 col-md-2">
+            <a href="#" class="btn btn-default btn-xs">Previous [period]</a>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="col-lg-offset-8 col-lg-2 col-sm-6 col-md-offset-8 col-md-2" style="text-align: right;">
+            <a href="#" class="btn btn-default btn-xs">Next [period]</a>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Beneficiaries, categories and budget pie charts: -->
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-6 col-md-6">
+            <h4>Beneficiaries</h4>
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-6 col-md-6">
+            <h4>Categories</h4>
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-6 col-md-6">
+            <h4>Budgets</h4>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+
 @endif
 
 @stop

public/assets/javascript/index.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function drawAccountChart() {
         var accountID = obj.data('id').toString();
         var holderID = $(v).attr('id').toString();
         console.log('AccountID: ' + accountID + ', ' + 'holderID ' + holderID);
-        var URL = 'chart/home/' + accountID;
+        var URL = 'chart/home/account/' + accountID;
         console.log('URL: ' + URL);