/**
* @param Request $request
* @param AppMailer $mailer
* @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\Routing\Redirector
*
* It does not work unless you are logged in for now => need to set up the guard in root.php
*
*/
public function postResetEmail(Request $request, AppMailer $mailer)
{
// validate if it's email or not
// validate if it's already in the database
$this->validate($request, ['email' => 'required|email|unique:users']);
// create a token
// create a reacord using User class
// email, token, 'created_at
$user_id = \Auth::user()->id;
$email = $request['email'];
$token = $this->createNewToken();
$created_at = \Carbon\Carbon::now();
// CRATE EMAIL RESET MODEL
$reset_data = new \App\Email_address_reset(compact('user_id', 'email', 'token', 'created_at'));
\App\Email_address_reset::create($reset_data->toArray());
// send an email with a link with the token using helper method
$mailer->sendEmailConfirmationForResettingEmailWith($reset_data);
// flash the message too
flash('Sent an Email with a link, please click the link and activate your new email address');
//redirect to the current page
return redirect('/reset/email');
}
