public function new($product_id, Request $request)
{
// get or create cart
if (!Session::get('cart_id')) {
$cart = CartsController::new();
$cart_id = $cart->id;
Session::put('cart_id', $cart_id);
} else {
$cart_id = Session::get('cart_id');
}
//get product data for cart item
$product = Product::whereId($product_id)->firstOrFail();
$cartitem = new CartItem(['cart_id' => $cart_id, 'product_id' => $product->id, 'qty' => $request->get('qty'), 'price_ea' => $product->price, 'price_total' => $product->price * $request->get('qty')]);
$cartitem->save();
$request->session()->flash('status', 'Item added to cart!');
return redirect('/');
}