/**
* Generate and save recover code for current user.
*
* @param int $userId
* @param int $length
* @return string
*/
public static function recoverCode($userId, $length = 200)
{
// Delete old codes
RecoverCode::where('user_id', $userId)->delete();
// Generate new one
$code = substr(str_shuffle('0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'), 0, $length) . $userId;
// Insert in database
$recoverCode = new RecoverCode();
$recoverCode->user_id = $userId;
$recoverCode->code = $code;
$recoverCode->save();
return $code;
}
