public function store()
{
try {
//get the input that is passed in from Backbone
$addModel = Input::json()->all();
//creates a new labCheckout
$addCheckout = new LabCheckouts();
$addCheckout->lab = $addModel['lab'];
$addCheckout->phone_number = $addModel['phone_number'];
$addCheckout->checkout_date = $addModel['checkout_date'];
//sets the name and email to what was received from LDAP
$addCheckout->name = $addModel['name'];
$addCheckout->email = $addModel['email'];
//saves the checkout, then returns it to Backbone
$addCheckout->save();
return $addCheckout->toJSON();
} catch (Exception $e) {
return json_encode('{"error":{"text":' . $e->getMessage() . '}}');
}
}
