Use redirect for random button to save database queries

app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
         return view('auth.banned');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Redirects to a random Hentai episode
+     * Done due to performance reasons
+     */
+    public function random(): \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $random = Episode::inRandomOrder()
+            ->limit(1)
+            ->pluck('slug')
+            ->first();
+
+        return redirect()->route('hentai.index', [
+            'title' => $random,
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Display Search Page.
      */

resources/views/home/index.blade.php

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         @include('home.partials.random')
     </div>
 
-
     <!-- Comments  -->
     <div class="mx-auto pt-6 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 space-y-6 max-w-[100%] xl:max-w-[95%] 2xl:max-w-[85%] pb-2">
         @include('home.partials.comments')

resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php

@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
                 @livewire('nav-live-search')
                 <div class="hidden lg:block pl-4">
                     <div class="flex flex-col items-center bg-gray-50/20 dark:bg-neutral-900/40 rounded-md">
-                        @php $random = App\Models\Episode::inRandomOrder()->limit(1)->pluck('slug')->first(); @endphp
-                        <a href="{{ route('hentai.index', ['title' => $random]) }}"
+                        <a href="{{ route('hentai.random') }}"
                             class="cursor-pointer px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium dark:hover:text-white text-gray-500 dark:text-white/90 focus:outline-none flex flex-col items-center md:flex-row">
                             <i class="fa-solid fa-shuffle"></i>
                             <p class="md:pl-1 pl-0">Random</p>

routes/web.php

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 Route::get('/', [HomeController::class, 'index'])->name('home.index');
 Route::get('/stats', [HomeController::class, 'stats'])->name('home.stats');
 Route::get('/banned', [HomeController::class, 'banned'])->name('home.banned');
+Route::get('/random', [HomeController::class, 'random'])->name('hentai.random');
 
 // API Endpoint
 Route::get('/v1/hentai-list', [HentaiApiController::class, 'index'])->name('api.hentai.index');