public function storeLike(Request $request, $name)
{
$data = $request->all();
if ($data['like'] == "true") {
$data['like'] = true;
} else {
$data['like'] = false;
}
$data['user_id'] = Auth::user()->id;
//CHECK WHETHER LIKED OR DISLIKED AND REACT ACCORDINGLY
$likeObject = new Like();
$isLike = $likeObject->isLike($data['user_id'], $data['post_id']);
$isDislike = $likeObject->isDislike($data['user_id'], $data['post_id']);
if (!$isLike && !$isDislike) {
//if not liked and not disliked
Like::create($data);
} elseif ($isLike && !$isDislike && $data['like'] == true) {
//already liked,not disliked,pressed like button
//dd("already liked,not disliked,pressed like button");
Like::where(['post_id' => $data['post_id'], 'user_id' => $data['user_id']])->delete();
} elseif ($isLike && !$isDislike && $data['like'] == false) {
//already liked,not disliked,but pressed dislike button
//dd("already liked,not disliked,but pressed dislike button");
Like::where(['post_id' => $data['post_id'], 'user_id' => $data['user_id']])->update(array('like' => false));
} elseif (!$isLike && $isDislike && $data['like'] == true) {
//not liked,already disliked,but pressed like button
//dd("not liked,already disliked,but pressed like button");
Like::where(['post_id' => $data['post_id'], 'user_id' => $data['user_id']])->update(array('like' => true));
} elseif (!$isLike && $isDislike && $data['like'] == false) {
//not liked,already disliked,but pressed dislike button
//dd("not liked,already disliked,but pressed dislike button");
Like::where(['post_id' => $data['post_id'], 'user_id' => $data['user_id']])->delete();
}
$post = Post::find($data['post_id']);
$countLikeDislike = null;
$countLikeDislike['likes'] = $post->Likes()->count();
$countLikeDislike['dislikes'] = $post->Dislikes()->count();
$countLikeDislike['icon_flag'] = $data['like'];
return $countLikeDislike;
}