public function custom()
{
$user = Sentry::getUser();
$input = Input::all();
try {
if ($user->id != 1) {
throw new Exception("You do not have valid permissions to perform this action");
}
$teachers = Email::where('mass', '=', false)->take(25)->get();
$email = new UtilityMailman();
$email->setSubject($input['subject']);
$email->setBody(nl2br($input['body']));
//Decide if the response data should be parsed by Citrus
$email->setReportStatus(0);
// Where the attempted emails are stored
$array = array();
// Number of emails attempted
$counter = 0;
foreach ($teachers as $teacher) {
$email->setReceiver($teacher->to);
if (!is_null($teacher->name)) {
$email->name = $teacher->name;
} else {
$email->name = $teacher->company;
}
$array[] = array('to' => $teacher->to, 'school' => $teacher->company, 'status' => $email->send(null, $teacher), 'name' => $teacher->name);
if ($array[0]['status'] == 1) {
$teacher->mass = 1;
$teacher->save();
}
$counter = $counter + 1;
}
$data = Citrus::combine('total', $counter . ' messages were attempted', 'report', $array);
} catch (Exception $e) {
$data = Citrus::response('error', $e);
}
return $data;
}
