dismiss greeter, better view counting

app/Http/Controllers/TableController.php

@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@ class TableController extends Controller
             $revision = $tableModel->revision;
         }
 
-        $cookieName = "view!$user->name!$table";
-        if (!$request->cookie($cookieName, false)) {
-
-            $tableModel->countVisit();
-
-            \Cookie::queue($cookieName, true, 86400);
-        }
+        $this->countTableVisit($request, $tableModel);
 
         return view('table.view', [
             'table' => $tableModel,
@@ -191,4 +185,23 @@ class TableController extends Controller
 
         return redirect(route('table.view', ['user' => $u, 'table' => $input->name]));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check unique visit, filter bots / scripts, and increment visits count.
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @param Table $table
+     */
+    private function countTableVisit(Request $request, Table $table)
+    {
+        $cookieName = "view_$table->id";
+        if (!$request->cookie($cookieName, false)) {
+            $ua = $request->userAgent();
+            // Filter out suspicious user agents
+            if (! str_contains(strtolower($ua), Controller::BOT_USER_AGENTS)) {
+                $table->countVisit();
+                \Cookie::queue($cookieName, true, 24*60); // in minutes
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }