public function postCreateCodes(Request $request)
{
// validate inputs
$this->validate($request, ['value' => 'required|integer', 'number' => 'required|integer']);
$title = 'admin codes';
$number = $request->number;
$value = $request->value;
// create a number of new codes of a certain value
for ($i = 0; $i < $number; $i++) {
$code = new WinningCode();
$code->code = str_random(10);
$code->value = $value;
$code->save();
}
// get all the codes (soft deleted as well)
$bonusCode = WinningCode::where('bonus', '1')->get()->first();
$codes = WinningCode::where('bonus', '0')->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
return view('admin.codes', compact('title', 'codes', 'bonusCode'));
}
