public static function getTypes()
{
self::$types = MediaType::orderBy('name')->lists('name', 'id');
return static::$types;
}
/**
* Check whether the submitted type ID exists, or creates a new type and
* then returns the id.
*
* @param string $type_id
* @return integer
*/
protected function checkType($type_id)
{
// if the submitted type id is an integer, check it exists and return it.
// If it doesn't exist, return false (don't let people set up integer types)
if (is_numeric($type_id)) {
$id = MediaType::find($type_id);
if ($id) {
return $id;
}
return false;
}
// if the submitted type id is a string, create a new type in the DB and then
// return the id of the newly created record for association with the submitted
// media.
$id = MediaType::create(['name' => $type_id, 'created_at' => Carbon::now(), 'updated_at' => Carbon::now()]);
return $id->id;
}