/**
* @param $entity
* @param null $id
* @return Entity
*/
protected function validateEntity($entity, $id = null)
{
if (app()->bound("entity.{$entity}")) {
$model = entity($entity);
// passing < 1 will allow new entities
if ($id > 0) {
$model = $model->find($id);
}
if ($model) {
return $model;
} else {
Message::addError("{$entity} not found in database for id '{$id}'.");
}
} else {
Message::addError("Entity '{$entity}' not found.");
}
}
