public function likeNote($id) { $userId = Auth::user()->id; if (!NoteLike::exists($userId, $id)) { $note = Note::findOrFail($id); $noteLike = new NoteLike(); $noteLike->note_id = $id; $noteLike->user_id = $userId; $noteLike->save(); $note->updateLikes(); return $note->likes; } return -1; }