public function vote()
{
$class = \Input::get('class');
$postId = \Input::get('postId');
$previousVote = PostVote::where('user_id', \Auth::id())->where('post_id', $postId)->first();
$isUpvote = str_contains($class, 'up');
// If there is a vote by the same user on the same post
if (!is_null($previousVote)) {
if ($isUpvote) {
if ($previousVote->type === 'up') {
// Cancel out previous upvote
$previousVote->delete();
} else {
$previousVote->update(['type' => 'up']);
}
} else {
if ($previousVote->type === 'down') {
// Cancel out previous downvote
$previousVote->delete();
} else {
$previousVote->update(['type' => 'down']);
}
}
} else {
// Create a new vote
PostVote::create(['type' => $isUpvote ? 'up' : 'down', 'user_id' => \Auth::id(), 'post_id' => $postId]);
}
}
public function vote()
{
$class = \Input::get('class');
$postId = \Input::get('postId');
$previousVote = PostVote::where('user_id', \Auth::id())->where('post_id', $postId)->first();
$isUpvote = str_contains($class, 'up');
//dd($isUpvote);
// If there is a vote by the same user on the same post
if ($previousVote) {
//do nothing
} else {
//create a new vote
PostVote::create(['type' => $isUpvote ? 'up' : 'down', 'user_id' => \Auth::id(), 'post_id' => $postId]);
}
}
