Find a category by name.
| public findByName ( $name ) : mixed | ||
| $name | ||
| return | mixed | |
/**
* Send group notifications.
*
* @param StoreNotification $sender
* @return mixed
*/
public function send(StoreNotification $sender)
{
// Get group
$group = $this->notifynderGroup->findByName($this->nameGroup);
// Categories
$categoriesAssociated = $group->categories;
// Send a notification for each category
foreach ($categoriesAssociated as $category) {
// Category name
$categoryModel = $this->notifynderCategory->findByName($category->name);
$notification = array_merge(['category_id' => $categoryModel->id], $this->info);
$sender->storeSingle($notification);
}
return $group;
}
/**
* Set Category and covert it, to the id
* if name of it given
*
* @param $category
* @return $this
*/
public function category($category)
{
if (!is_numeric($category)) {
$category = $this->notifynderCategory->findByName($category)->id;
}
$this->setBuilderData('category_id', $category);
return $this;
}
/**
* Set the category of the
* notification
*
* @param $name
* @return $this
*/
public function category($name)
{
// Check if the category is lazy loaded
if ($this->isLazyLoaded($name)) {
// Yes it is, split out the value from the array
$this->defaultCategory = $this->getCategoriesContainer($name);
// set category on the builder
parent::category($this->defaultCategory->id);
return $this;
}
// Otherwise ask to the db and give me the right category
// associated with this name. If the category is not found
// it throw CategoryNotFoundException
$category = $this->notifynderCategory->findByName($name);
$this->defaultCategory = $category;
// Set the category on the array
$this->setCategoriesContainer($name, $category);
// set category on the builder
parent::category($category->id);
return $this;
}
