/**
* Register Sender
*
* @param TweetRequest $request
* @return Integer $id
*/
private function sender(TweetRequest $request)
{
$sender['ip'] = $request->ip();
$sender['server'] = json_encode($request->server());
// Check if Sender exists and quit early
$record = Senders::where('ip', $sender['ip']);
if ($record->exists()) {
return $record->first()->id;
}
$record = Senders::create($sender);
return $record->id;
}
/**
* Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
*
* @return bool
*/
public function authorize()
{
// Check if IP is banned
$banned = Senders::where('ip', $this->ip())->where('banned', 1)->exists();
return !$banned;
}
