Exemple #1
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 /**
  * Parse all the courses into Course Objects and save in the database.
  */
 private function parseCourses()
 {
     $courses = $this->getCourses();
     foreach ($courses as $course) {
         $number = $course['catalog'][0];
         $title = $course['coursetitle'][0];
         $subject_code = $course['subject'][0];
         try {
             $subject_title = $course['subjecttitle'][0];
             $subject_title = str_replace('Augustana Faculty - ', '', $subject_title);
             Subject::create(['code' => $subject_code, 'name' => $subject_title]);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             // print("Subject ".$subject_code." already exists.\n");
         }
         $attributes = ['subject_code' => $subject_code, 'number' => $number, 'title' => $title];
         try {
             $course = Course::firstOrNew($attributes);
             $course->offered_this_semester = true;
             $course->save();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             print "Course " . $subject_code . $number . " already exists.\n";
         }
     }
 }