/**
* Saves an answer to the database, for the specified vote type
*
* @param $answer The answer to save to database
* @param $vtid ID of the vote type that this answer belongs to
*/
public function saveVoteTypeAnswer($answer, $vtid)
{
if ($answer != '') {
VoteTypeAnswer::create(['type' => $vtid, 'answer' => $answer]);
}
}
/**
* Gathers all the votes of a voting
*
* @param $voting The voting to gather votes for
* @param $useName Set true if you want to use name to identify members, or false if you want to use the id
* @return array The formatted array
*/
private function gatherMemberVotes($voting, $useName)
{
$memberVotes = [];
if ($voting->votes->count() > 0) {
$members = Member::orderBy('district_id')->orderBy('order')->get();
// get members sorted based on their district, then order
$votingId = $voting->id;
foreach ($members as $member) {
// Create member info array and add full name to it
$m = [];
if ($useName) {
$m['fullname'] = $member->first_name . ' ' . $member->last_name;
} else {
$m['id'] = $member->id;
}
// Add the votes of this member for each voting item
$votes = Vote::where(['member_id' => $member->id, 'voting_id' => $votingId])->get();
foreach ($votes as $vote) {
$ansId = $vote->answer_id;
if ($ansId != null) {
$m[$vote->voting_item_id] = VoteTypeAnswer::findOrFail($ansId)->answer;
} else {
$m[$vote->voting_item_id] = null;
}
}
$memberVotes[] = $m;
}
}
return $memberVotes;
}