/**
* Responds to requests to GET /admin
*/
public function getAdmin()
{
// $user = \Auth::user();
// $role_id = $user->roles->pluck('id');
// // echo $user->roles;
// // dump($user);
// // echo $user->roles->pluck('id');
//
// // if this does not get added to protected routes visting the page without
// // logging in will throw error "unable to get property of non object"
// if (! in_array(1, $role_id->toArray())){
// return "Access denied. You are not an administrator.";
// }
// return view('admin.admin');
// the code above has been replaced with a function from the User model
// that returns 'TRUE' if the user has the admin role
$userModel = new \App\User();
if ($userModel->isAdmin()) {
return view('admin.admin');
} else {
\Session::flash('flash_message', 'Access denied. Returning to previous page.');
//this will return to the previous URL
return back();
}
}