/** * Create a new ping object with the default starting params * * @param string $name * @param bool $active * @param null $createdBy * * @return Ping */ public static function createDefaultPing($name, $active, $createdBy = null) { $ping = new Ping(); $ping->name = $name; if ($createdBy) { $ping->created_by = $createdBy; } $ping->active = $active; $ping->description = ''; $ping->tags = []; $ping->error = false; $ping->frequency = 'day'; $ping->frequency_value = '1'; $ping->save(); return $ping; }