/**
* Get the email of a user for use in sending emails
* @param string $username
* @return string
*/
private function getEmail($username)
{
return User::where('username', $username)->first()->email;
}
/**
* Get id of the user
* @param string $username
* @return mixed null | integer
*/
private function getId($username)
{
$result = User::where('username', $username)->first();
return is_null($result) ? null : $result->id;
}
