/** * Committee membership tools below */ public function addMembership(Request $request) { $user = User::find($request->user_id); $committee = Committee::find($request->committee_id); if ($user == null) { abort(404); } if ($committee == null) { abort(404); } if (($committee->slug == config('proto.rootcommittee') || $committee->slug == config('proto.boardcommittee')) && !Auth::user()->can('admin')) { Session::flash("flash_message", "This committee is protected. Only the Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again committee can change this committee."); return Redirect::back(); } $membership = new CommitteeMembership(); $membership->role = $request->role; $membership->edition = $request->edition; $membership->user_id = $request->user_id; $membership->committee_id = $request->committee_id; if (($membership->created_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($request->start))) === false) { Session::flash("flash_message", "Ill-formatted start date."); return Redirect::back(); } if ($request->end != "" && ($membership->deleted_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($request->end))) === false) { Session::flash("flash_message", "Ill-formatted end date."); return Redirect::back(); } $membership->save(); Session::flash("flash_message", "You have added " . $membership->user->name . " to " . $membership->committee->name . "."); return Redirect::back(); }