public function postCausesCreate(Request $request)
{
//Start transaction
DB::beginTransaction();
// create the validation rules ------------------------
$rules = array('name' => 'Required|Unique:causes', 'description' => 'Required');
// do the validation ----------------------------------
// validate against the inputs from our form
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules);
// check if the validator failed -----------------------
if ($validator->fails()) {
// get the error messages from the validator
$messages = $validator->messages();
// redirect our user back to the form with the errors from the validator
return redirect(route('getCausesCreate'))->withErrors($validator);
} else {
// validation successful ---------------------------
try {
$cause = new Cause();
$cause->uuid = Uuid::generate(4);
$cause->name = $request->input('name');
$cause->description = $request->input('description');
if ($request->has('DGR')) {
$cause->DGR = $request->input('DGR');
} else {
$cause->DGR = 0;
}
if ($request->has('active')) {
$cause->active = $request->input('active');
} else {
$cause->active = 0;
}
$cause->total_donations = 0;
$cause->number_of_donations = 0;
$cause->save();
//create cause meta
$cause_meta = new CauseMeta();
$cause_meta->cause_id = $cause->id;
$cause_meta->save();
Log::info('Cause created successfully id=' . $cause->id);
// If we reach here, then
// data is valid and working.
// Commit the queries!
DB::commit();
return redirect(route('getCausesCreate'))->withFlashMessage('Causes created.');
} catch (Exception $e) {
DB::rollback();
throw $e;
}
}
}
