/** * Update the specified resource in storage. * * @param int $id * @return Response */ public function update($id, Request $request) { $book = \App\Book::findOrFail($id); // $book->update(\Input::all()); // return \Redirect::back()->with('message','Book updated.'); // if($book){ // $rules = \App\Book::$rules; //$rules['name'] = 'required|min:2'; // $validator = \Validator::make(\Input::all(), $rules); // if($validator->passes()) // { $book->description = $request->description; $book->publisher_id = \App\Publisher::firstOrCreate(['name' => ucfirst($request->publisher)])->id; $book->category_id = \App\Category::firstOrCreate(['name' => ucfirst($request->category)])->id; $book->language_id = \App\Language::firstOrCreate(['name' => ucfirst($request->language)])->id; $book->release_date = $request->release_date; $book->save(); //going over author names build up array of author ids by getting author ids and creating author if does not exist $authorIds = []; $authors = $request->authors; if ($authors) { foreach ($authors as $author) { $authorIds[] = App\Author::firstOrCreate(['name' => ucfirst($author)])->id; } //atached book to authors $book->authors()->sync($authorIds); // $book->authors()->attach($authorIds); } if ($request->hasFile('image')) { $this->setBookImage($book, $request); } flash('Book updated.'); return \Redirect::back(); // } // return \Redirect::back() // //->with('message','There were some errors. Please try again later..') // ->withInput() // ->withErrors($validator); // } // // flash()->error('Book does not exist.'); // return \Redirect::back(); }