/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* @param Request $request
* @return Response
*/
public function store(Request $request)
{
//this validate method will validate the input fields before creating it into the database
$this->validate($request, ['name' => 'required', 'staff_id' => 'required', 'role' => 'required']);
//Store method is responsible for throwing data into database, and redirect to somewhere else
$input = $request->all();
if ($input['role'] == "Staff") {
//multiple ways to add into the database, this one of them
$staff = Staff::create_new_staff($input);
} else {
//password validation
if ($input['password'] == "" || $input['confirm_password'] == "") {
return Redirect::back()->withErrors(["The Password/Confirm password field is required."]);
} else {
if ($input['password'] == $input['confirm_password']) {
// If Successful
$staff = Staff::create_new_admin($input);
} else {
return Redirect::back()->withErrors(["Passwords do not match!"]);
}
}
//end if else password is empty for admin
}
//end if else for user role
$message = 'New Staff "' . $staff->name . '" has been created successfully.';
return view('staffs.show', compact('staff', 'message'));
}