public function createNewPost(Request $request)
{
$data = ["title" => $request->title, "link" => $request->link, "body" => $request->body, "body_html" => Markdown::convertToHtml($request->body), "user_id" => Auth::user()->id, "subreddit_id" => $request->subreddit_id];
$slugify = new Slugify();
$data['slug'] = $slugify->slugify($request->get('title'), '_');
if (strlen($data['slug']) > 46) {
$data['slug'] = substr($data['slug'], 0, 46);
}
//6 character string for a permalink
$permalink = $this->generateRandomString();
//Make sure the permalink is unique
while (Post::wherePermalink($permalink)->exists()) {
$permalink = $this->generateRandomString();
}
$data['permalink'] = $permalink;
Post::create($data);
return redirect('/r/' . Subreddit::whereId($request->subreddit_id)->firstOrFail()->name . '/comments/' . $data['permalink'] . '/' . $data['slug']);
}
