public function makeBid($loan_id)
{
$id = Auth::user()->id;
$loan_app = LoanApp::where('loan_id', '=', $loan_id)->first();
$bid_Id;
if (!Bid::isMadeBefore($loan_id, $id)) {
$bid = new Bid();
$bid->user_id = $id;
$bid->loan_id = $loan_id;
$bid->bid_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
$bid->bid_amount = $loan_app->amount;
/*$bid-> bid_term = $loan_app-> term;
$bid-> bid_rate = $loan_app-> pref_rate; */
$bid->save();
/*$bid_Id= $bid-> bid_id;*/
/*$bid_acc = BidAccept::firstOrNew('where','=',$bid_Id);
$bid_acc -> loan_id = $loan_id;
$bid_acc -> accepte = 0;*/
//update the loan weight
$weight = $loan_app->evaluateWeight($id, $loan_id);
$loan_app->save();
}
/* $bid_acc = BidAccept::firstOrNew(array('bid_id'=>$bid_Id));
$bid_acc -> loan_id = $loan_id;
$bid_acc -> accepted = 0;
$bid_acc->save();*/
/*$pdata = $profile->getProfile($id); // method defined in its model
$fdata = $financial->getFinancialProfile($id); */
// methd defined in its model
return Redirect::route('lend');
}
