/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* @return Response
*/
public function store()
{
$this->validate($this->request, ['title' => 'required|string', 'parent_id' => 'sometimes|exists:categories,id']);
$title = $this->request->title;
$parentId = $this->request->parent_id;
$node = Category::create(['title' => $title, 'slug' => str_slug($title)]);
//if parent Id is the node itself set parentId to null
$node->parent_id = $node->id == $parentId ? null : $parentId;
$node->save();
return redirect()->route('category.index');
}
/**
* Run the database seeds.
*
* @return void
*/
public function run()
{
DB::table('categories')->truncate();
$faker = Faker\Factory::create();
$faker->addProvider(new Faker\Provider\Lorem($faker));
$howMany = 10;
//add a category for the main page
$main = Category::create(['title' => 'Main page', 'slug' => str_slug('main_page'), 'is_main' => 1]);
$parent_ids = [];
for ($i = 0; $i < $howMany; $i++) {
$title = $faker->sentence(2);
$node = Category::create(['title' => $title, 'slug' => str_slug($title), 'is_main' => 0]);
// $this->setRandomParent($node, $parent_ids, $faker);
//use previous id as parent to speed up setting parent process
$node->parent_id = $node->id == 2 || $node->id % 2 == 0 ? null : $node->id - 1;
$node->save();
}
}
