Overall improvements

app/Config/Routing.php

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 
 return array(
+    /*
+     * The routes sorting configuration.
+     */
+    'sortRoutes' => true,
+
     /*
      * The Asset Files Serving configuration.
      */

app/Controllers/BaseController.php

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Nova\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequestsTrait;
 use Nova\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobsTrait;
 use Nova\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequestsTrait;
+use Nova\Http\Request;
 use Nova\Routing\Controller;
 use Nova\Support\Contracts\RenderableInterface;
 use Nova\Support\Facades\App;
@@ -20,13 +21,27 @@ class BaseController extends Controller
 {
     use DispatchesJobsTrait, AuthorizesRequestsTrait, ValidatesRequestsTrait;
 
+    /**
+     * The current Request instance.
+     *
+     * @var \Nova\Http\Request
+     */
+    protected $request;
+
     /**
      * The currently called action.
      *
      * @var string
      */
     protected $action;
 
+    /**
+     * The current call parameters.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $parameters;
+
     /**
      * The currently used Theme.
      *
@@ -99,13 +114,16 @@ protected function initialize()
     /**
      * Execute an action on the controller.
      *
+     * @param \Nova\Http\Request  $request
      * @param string  $method
      * @param array   $params
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function callAction($method, array $parameters)
+    public function callAction(Request $request, $method, array $parameters)
     {
-        $this->action = $method;
+        $this->request    = $request;
+        $this->action     = $method;
+        $this->parameters = $parameters;
 
         //
         $this->initialize();
@@ -285,6 +303,18 @@ public function autoLayout($enable = null)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the current Request instance.
+     *
+     * NOTE: this information is available after Controller initialization.
+     *
+     * @return \Nova\Http\Request
+     */
+    public function getRequest()
+    {
+        return $this->request;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the current called action
      *
@@ -297,6 +327,18 @@ public function getAction()
         return $this->action;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the current call parameters
+     *
+     * NOTE: this information is available after Controller initialization.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getParameters()
+    {
+        return $this->parameters;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the current Theme.
      *

modules/Platform/Controllers/Admin/BaseController.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use Nova\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException;
 use Nova\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Nova\Support\Facades\Gate;
-use Nova\Support\Facades\Request;
 use Nova\Support\Facades\View;
 
 use App\Controllers\BaseController as Controller;
@@ -39,9 +38,9 @@ protected function initialize()
         parent::initialize();
 
         // Update the User Activity.
-        $request = Request::instance();
-
-        Activity::updateCurrent($request);
+        Activity::updateCurrent(
+            $request = $this->getRequest()
+        );
 
         // Authorize the current User.
         if (Gate::denies('platform.backend.manage')) {

modules/Platform/Controllers/BaseController.php

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Modules\Platform\Controllers;
 
 use Nova\Support\Facades\Auth;
-use Nova\Support\Facades\Request;
 use Nova\Support\Facades\View;
 
 use App\Controllers\BaseController as Controller;
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ protected function initialize()
         parent::initialize();
 
         // Update the User Activity.
-        $request = Request::instance();
-
-        Activity::updateCurrent($request);
+        Activity::updateCurrent(
+            $request = $this->getRequest()
+        );
 
         // Update the Frontend Menus.
         if (! is_null($user = Auth::user())) {