/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* @return Response
*/
public function store()
{
// Validate the url format and uniquiness.
$validator = Validator::make(Request::all(), ['url' => 'required|url|unique:links']);
// If doesn't validate, redirect to the previous page
// With errors and input for correction
if ($validator->fails()) {
return redirect()->back()->withErrors($validator)->withInput();
}
// Create an instance of the link model
$link = new Link();
$link->url = Request::get('url');
// Gets page title from the website
$page_title = Request::get('title');
// If can't recover the page title, show user a form to
// Manually insert a page title
if (empty($page_title)) {
$page_title = $this->getPageTitleByUrl(Request::get('url'));
if (empty($page_title)) {
return redirect('link/create')->withInput()->withErrors($validator)->with('warning_message', 'You must manually add a title to this url!');
}
}
// Everything is allright, put page title
// in the link object
$link->title = $page_title;
$link->user()->associate(Auth::user());
// Save everything in the database
$link->save();
// Return to index page and show message
return redirect('link')->with('flash_message', 'Link added with success!');
}
