Rewriting Controller code as Model Laravel 5 - laravel-5

Question

I'm trying to convert code I wrote for my Controller to work as a model so that I can pull the information into a Blade.
Basically I'm taking random percents from a table in my database labeled "margins" and multiplying it by the cost of multiple items. I then need to do something like
#foreach($item_cost as $ic)
Item Name: {{ $ic->name }} Cost: {{ $ic->cost }}
#endforeach
where it pulls the item name from the "items" table and then multiplies a base cost by the margin in the "margins" table.
public function drug_margins()
{
$locations = Locations::inRandomOrder()->get()->first();
$drugs = Drugs::inRandomOrder()->get()->first();
$margins = Margins::inRandomOrder()->get()->first();
$add = $locations->margin*$drugs->base_value*$margins->percent;
$cost = $add+$drugs->base_value;
return "<h2>Trismegistus Drug Cost Randomizer</h2><br>Drug Name: " . $drugs->name . "<br>" . "Location: " . $locations->name . "<br>" . "Location Margin: " . $locations->margin . "<br>" . "Margin: " . $margins->percent . "<br>" . "Drug Base Value: " . $drugs->base_value . "<br>" . "New Cost: " . $cost . "<br>";
}
If this isn't make sense please let me know so I can clarify.
TIA!
I've tried using the information from the first answer but it's not working 100%. The cost is changing accordingly however the "Drug Name" is staying the same no matter what.
Here is my model:
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Drugs extends Model
{
//
protected $table = 'drugs';
public function user_data()
{
return $this->belongsTo('user_data', 'TableID', 'id');
}
public function getCostAttribute()
{
$locations = Locations::inRandomOrder()->get()->first();
$drugs = Drugs::inRandomOrder()->get()->first();
// $drugs = Drugs::find(1)->get()->first();
$margins = Margins::inRandomOrder()->get()->first();
$add = $locations->margin*$drugs->base_value*$margins->percent;
$cost = $add+$drugs->base_value;
//$cost = array('name' => $drugs->name, 'base_value' => $drugs- >base_value, 'cst' => $cst); // Presents array but can't get it to work as variables in view
return $cost;
}
}
and here is my Controller:
public function drug_margins()
{
$drugs = Drugs::inRandomOrder()->first();
$drugs = $drugs->cost;
dd($drugs); // Testing Phase
// return view('test.test', compact('drugs'));
}
Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong. Again the drug costs are changing properly now but the drug name stays as the first drug which is Aspirin.
Thanks again!

Answer 1

You can define an accessor in the model as:
public function getCostAttribute()
{
// write your logic here
return $cost;
}
And then you can use it as:
{{ $model->cost }}