public function post_new()
{
$input = Input::all();
//grab our input
$rules = array('name' => 'required|alpha', 'lastName' => 'required|alpha', 'permit' => 'required|min:2', 'lot' => 'required|integer', 'msc' => 'integer', 'ticket' => 'required|min:2|numeric|unique:tickets,ticketID', 'fineAmt' => 'required|numeric', 'licensePlate' => 'required|alpha_num', 'licensePlateState' => 'required|max:2', 'dateIssued' => 'required', 'violations' => 'required', 'areaOfViolation' => 'required|alpha_num', 'appealLetter' => 'required|max:700');
//validation rules
$validation = Validator::make($input, $rules);
//let's run the validator
if ($validation->fails()) {
return Redirect::to('appeal/new')->with_errors($validation);
}
//hashing the name of the file uploaded for security sake
//then we'll be dropping it into the public/uploads file
//get the file extension
$extension = File::extension($input['appealLetter']['name']);
//encrypt the file name
$file = Crypter::encrypt($input['appealLetter']['name'] . time());
//for when the crypter likes to put slashes in our scrambled filname
$file = preg_replace('#/+#', '', $file);
//concatenate extension and filename
$filename = $file . "." . $extension;
Input::upload('appealLetter', path('public') . 'uploads/', $filename);
//format the fine amount in case someone screws it up
$fineamt = number_format(Input::get('fineAmt'), 2, '.', '');
//inserts the form data into the database assuming we pass validation
Appeal::create(array('name' => Input::get('name'), 'lastName' => Input::get('lastName'), 'permitNumber' => Input::get('permit'), 'assignedLot' => Input::get('lot'), 'MSC' => Input::get('msc'), 'ticketID' => Input::get('ticket'), 'fineAmt' => $fineamt, 'licensePlate' => Str::upper(Input::get('licensePlate')), 'licensePlateState' => Input::get('licensePlateState'), 'dateIssued' => date('Y-m-d', strtotime(Input::get('dateIssued'))), 'violations' => Input::get('violations'), 'areaOfViolation' => Input::get('areaOfViolation'), 'letterlocation' => URL::to('uploads/' . $filename), 'CWID' => Session::get('cwid')));
return Redirect::to('appeal/')->with('alertMessage', 'Appeal submitted successfully.');
}
