/**
* Set registration process active / in-active
*
* @param $user
* @return mixed
*/
public function toggleRegistrationProcess($user)
{
if ($user === 'staff') {
if ($this->isRegistrationActive('staff')) {
unlink(storage_path() . '/app/activeForStaff');
// Clear the tables
Grade::truncate();
ElectiveCount::truncate();
TeacherRequest::truncate();
AllocatedElective::truncate();
AdminStaffRequest::truncate();
HostelStaffRequest::truncate();
CurrentStudentState::truncate();
LibraryStaffRequest::truncate();
ChiefWardenStaffRequest::truncate();
Teacher::where('semNo', '>', '0')->update(['semNo' => null]);
} else {
touch(storage_path() . '/app/activeForStaff');
}
} else {
if ($user === 'students') {
if ($this->isRegistrationActive('student')) {
unlink(storage_path() . '/app/activeForStudents');
} else {
touch(storage_path() . '/app/activeForStudents');
}
}
}
return redirect()->back();
}
/**
* Handle an incoming request. Current state of the student in the registration process
* is called step. There are a total of 3 steps in the semester registration
* process and the step numbering used is as follows:
*
* ______________________________
* | #Step | Represented step |
* ------------------------------
* | 1 | initial details |
* | 2 | feeAndHostel details |
* | 3 | course details |
* ------------------------------
*
* @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* @param \Closure $next
* @param integer $currentStep
* @return mixed
*/
public function handle($request, Closure $next, $currentStep)
{
if (Auth::guard('student')->check()) {
$currentStudentState = CurrentStudentState::find(Auth::guard('student')->user()->rollNo);
/**
* If student has not completed the first step
* then redirect him to initial details page
* other wise redirect him to the correct
* page accourding to his current state
*/
if ($currentStudentState == null) {
/*
* This check avoids redirection loop
* in case the student is accessing
* the initial details page
*/
if ($currentStep != 1) {
return redirect('/students/semesterRegistration/initialDetails');
}
return $next($request);
} else {
$step = $currentStudentState->step;
/**
* Redirect if student tries to visit a step
* without completing the previous one and
* let the request pass to the inner
* layers if his request if valid
*/
if ($currentStep != $step + 1) {
if ($step == 1) {
return redirect('/students/semesterRegistration/feeAndHostelDetails');
} elseif ($step == 2) {
return redirect('/students/semesterRegistration/courseDetails');
} else {
return redirect('/students/semesterRegistration/status');
}
}
return $next($request);
}
}
return $next($request);
}
/**
* Register a student for new semester
*
* @param Request $request
* @return mixed
*/
public function registerStudent(Request $request)
{
if (!$this->isRegistrationActive('staff')) {
return view($this->inactiveView);
}
$rollNo = $request['rollNo'];
// Now register the student
$verificationCode = $this->generateVerificationCode($rollNo);
CurrentStudentState::find($rollNo)->update(['approved' => true, 'verificationCode' => $verificationCode]);
Student::find($rollNo)->update(['semNo' => CurrentStudentState::find($rollNo)->semNo]);
return redirect()->back();
}
/**
* Add initial details of student
*
* @param Request $request
*/
public function addInitialDetails(Request $request)
{
if (!$this->isRegistrationActive('student')) {
return view($this->inactiveView);
}
$this->validateRequest($request);
$data = ['rollNo' => Auth::guard('student')->user()->rollNo, 'semNo' => $request['semNo'], 'loanCase' => $request['loanCase'] == 'yes' ? true : false, 'feeReceipt' => $request['feeReceipt'] == 'yes' ? true : false, 'hostler' => $request['hostler'] == 'yes' ? true : false];
// Insert the details into database
$this->addGrades($request);
$currentStudentState = CurrentStudentState::firstOrNew(['rollNo' => $data['rollNo']]);
$currentStudentState->feeReceipt = $data['feeReceipt'];
$currentStudentState->loanCase = $data['loanCase'];
$currentStudentState->hostler = $data['hostler'];
$currentStudentState->semNo = $data['semNo'];
$currentStudentState->approved = false;
$currentStudentState->step = 1;
$currentStudentState->save();
// Now redirect to next step
return redirect('/students/semesterRegistration/feeAndHostelDetails');
}