protected function buy($slug)
{
//Get buyer
$auction = Auction::where('slug', $slug)->first();
$buyer = User::findOrFail(Auth::user()->id);
$seller = User::findOrFail($auction->seller_id);
// Make sure users can't buy own works
if ($buyer->id === $seller->id) {
return FALSE;
}
//Get other bidders
$users = DB::table('users')->select(DB::raw('users.id'))->join('bids', 'users.id', '=', 'bids.bidder_id')->where('bids.auction_id', $auction->id)->where('users.id', '!=', Auth::user()->id)->get();
//E-mail buyer
Message::auctionBought($auction->id, Auth::user()->id);
//E-mail other bidders
if (count($users)) {
foreach ($users as $user) {
Message::auctionClosed($auction->id, $user->id);
}
}
//E-mail seller
Message::auctionSold($auction->id, $buyer->id);
//Remove from view
$buying = Auction::find($auction->id);
$buying->state = "sold";
$buying->save();
return $auction;
}
