/**
  * @param Request $request
  * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\Routing\Redirector
  */
 public function addDistributor(Request $request)
 {
     $distributor = $request->input('name');
     $new_dist = new Distributor();
     $new_dist->name = $distributor;
     if ($new_dist->save()) {
         return response()->json(['added' => true, 'id' => $new_dist->id, 'dateobj' => $new_dist->created_at]);
     }
 }