/**
  * Show the form for creating a new resource.
  *
  * @return Response
  */
 public function create()
 {
     $this->middleware('super');
     $batch_ids = Session::get('run_batch_ids');
     $batches = Batch::whereIn('id', $batch_ids)->get();
     $countProjectSamples = array();
     // initialise array to count number samples with runs remaining in each project group
     foreach ($batches as $batch) {
         $countProjectSamples[$batch->project_group_id] = 0;
     }
     // count number samples with runs remaining in each selected batch
     foreach ($batches as $batch) {
         $count = 0;
         foreach ($batch->samples as $sample) {
             if ($sample->runs_remaining > 0) {
                 $count++;
             }
         }
         $countProjectSamples[$batch->project_group_id] += $count;
     }
     // most common project is one with highest count of samples with runs remaining
     // this will be the automatically selected project to set for the run
     $mostCommonProject = array_keys($countProjectSamples, max($countProjectSamples));
     // create list of dates so run can be scheduled up to 7 days in the future
     $dates = array('0' => Carbon::now()->format('d-M-Y'), '1' => Carbon::now()->addDays(1)->format('d-M-Y'), '2' => Carbon::now()->addDays(2)->format('d-M-Y'), '3' => Carbon::now()->addDays(3)->format('d-M-Y'), '4' => Carbon::now()->addDays(4)->format('d-M-Y'), '5' => Carbon::now()->addDays(5)->format('d-M-Y'), '6' => Carbon::now()->addDays(6)->format('d-M-Y'), '7' => Carbon::now()->addDays(7)->format('d-M-Y'));
     // for each database list find which is the default to be set in list
     $default_chemistry = DB::table('chemistry')->where('default', 1)->first();
     $default_adaptor = DB::table('adaptor')->where('default', 1)->first();
     $default_iem_file_version = DB::table('iem_file_version')->where('default', 1)->first();
     $default_application = DB::table('application')->where('default', 1)->first();
     $default_assay = DB::table('assay')->where('default', 1)->first();
     $default_work_flow = DB::table('work_flow')->where('default', 1)->first();
     $default_run_status = DB::table('run_status')->where('default', 1)->first();
     // pass  the selected batches and list to view to get the run header fiels to save
     return view('sampleRuns.createRunDetails', ['batch_ids' => $batch_ids, 'batches' => $batches, 'adaptor' => Adaptor::lists('value', 'id'), 'iem_file_version' => Iem_file_version::lists('file_version', 'id'), 'application' => Application::lists('application', 'id'), 'chemistry' => Chemistry::lists('chemistry', 'id'), 'run_status' => Run_status::lists('status', 'id'), 'instrument' => Instrument::lists('name', 'id'), 'work_flow' => Work_flow::lists('value', 'id'), 'assay' => Assay::lists('name', 'id'), 'run_date' => $dates, 'sampleRun' => SampleRun::lists('run_id', 'sample_id'), 'projectGroup' => ProjectGroup::lists('name', 'id'), 'default_chemistry_id' => $default_chemistry->id, 'default_adaptor_id' => $default_adaptor->id, 'default_iem_file_version_id' => $default_iem_file_version->id, 'default_application_id' => $default_application->id, 'default_assay_id' => $default_assay->id, 'default_work_flow_id' => $default_work_flow->id, 'default_run_status_id' => $default_run_status->id, 'default_project_id' => $mostCommonProject[0]]);
 }