Made big headway in preference management, accounts, importing stuff, etc. etc.

app/controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
 <?php
-use Carbon\Carbon as Carbon;
+use Firefly\Helper\Preferences\PreferencesHelperInterface as PHI;
 use Firefly\Storage\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface as ARI;
 
-class HomeController extends BaseController {
 
-    public function __construct(ARI $accounts) {
+class HomeController extends BaseController
+{
+    protected $accounts;
+    protected $preferences;
+
+    public function __construct(ARI $accounts, PHI $preferences)
+    {
         $this->accounts = $accounts;
+        $this->preferences = $preferences;
+        View::share('menu', 'home');
     }
 
-	public function index()
-	{
+    public function index()
+    {
+        // get list setting:
+        $pref = $this->preferences->get('frontpageAccounts', []);
+
+        // get the accounts to display on the home screen:
         $count = $this->accounts->count();
+        if ($pref->data == []) {
+            $list = $this->accounts->getActiveDefault();
+        } else {
+            $list = $this->accounts->getByIds($pref->data);
+        }
+
 
         // build the home screen:
-
-		return View::make('index')->with('count',$count);
-	}
+        return View::make('index')->with('count', $count)->with('accounts', $list);
+    }
 }