/**
* Toggle follower
*
* @return Response
*/
public function postToggleFollow(\App\Http\Requests\FollowRequest $request)
{
$follower_id = $request->input('follower_id');
$followee_id = $request->input('followee_id');
$is_follow = $this->user->toggleFollow($follower_id, $followee_id);
// return response()->json(['is_follow' => $is_follow]);
return redirect()->back();
}
/**
* Follow / Unfollow a user
*
* @param App\Http\Requests\FollowRequest $request
*
* @return response
*/
public function follow(FollowRequest $request)
{
$followed = User::find($request->followed_id);
$row = DB::table('follows')->where([['followed_user_id', $followed->id], ['follower_user_id', $request->user()->id]]);
if (count($row->get())) {
$row->delete();
// Ensure this never drops into the negative
if ($followed->followers_count > 0) {
$followed->followers_count -= 1;
}
} else {
DB::table('follows')->insert(['followed_user_id' => $followed->id, 'follower_user_id' => $request->user()->id]);
$followed->followers_count += 1;
}
$followed->save();
return response()->json(['success' => true]);
}
