listing files in backend

app/Http/Controllers/Settings/DatasetController.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Illuminate\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Models\File;
 
 class DatasetController extends Controller
 {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class DatasetController extends Controller
     public function edit($id) : View
     {
         $document = Dataset::findOrFail($id);
-        $document->load('licenses', 'titles', 'abstracts');
+        $document->load('licenses', 'titles', 'abstracts', 'files');
 
         $projects = Project::pluck('label', 'id');
         
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ class DatasetController extends Controller
         return redirect()->route('settings.document');
     }
 
+   
     /**
      * Remove the specified resource from storage.
      *

app/Http/Controllers/Settings/FileController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Settings;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\View\View;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Models\File;
+
+class FileController extends Controller
+{
+    public function download($id)
+    {
+        //$report = $this->report->find($id);
+        $file = File::findOrFail($id);
+        $file_path = public_path('storage/' . $file->path_name);
+        return response()->download($file_path, $file->label, ['Content-Type:' . $file->mime_type]);
+    }
+}

app/Models/File.php

@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ class File extends Model
     {
         return  storage_path('app/public/' . $this->path_name);
     }
+
+    public function exists()
+    {
+        return \Illuminate\Support\Facades\File::exists(public_path('storage/' . $this->path_name));
+    }
 }