/**
* @param StartDiscussion $command
* @return mixed
*/
public function handle(StartDiscussion $command)
{
$actor = $command->actor;
$data = $command->data;
$this->forum->assertCan($actor, 'startDiscussion');
// Create a new Discussion entity, persist it, and dispatch domain
// events. Before persistance, though, fire an event to give plugins
// an opportunity to alter the discussion entity based on data in the
// command they may have passed through in the controller.
$discussion = Discussion::start(array_get($data, 'attributes.title'), $actor);
event(new DiscussionWillBeSaved($discussion, $actor, $data));
$discussion->save();
// Now that the discussion has been created, we can add the first post.
// We will do this by running the PostReply command.
try {
$post = $this->bus->dispatch(new PostReply($discussion->id, $actor, $data));
} catch (Exception $e) {
$discussion->delete();
throw $e;
}
// Before we dispatch events, refresh our discussion instance's
// attributes as posting the reply will have changed some of them (e.g.
// last_time.)
$discussion->setRawAttributes($post->discussion->getAttributes(), true);
$discussion->setStartPost($post);
$this->dispatchEventsFor($discussion);
$discussion->save();
return $discussion;
}
