public function postEdit(Request $request)
{
$this->validate($request, ['id' => 'required|numeric|exists:series', 'name' => "required|unique:series,name,{$request->input('id')},id|max:255", 'characters' => 'array', 'characters.*' => 'string']);
$series = Series::find($request->input('id'));
$series->name = $request->input('name');
$series->save();
if (!empty($request->input('characters'))) {
Series_Characters::where("series_id", '=', $series->id)->whereNotIn("name", $request->input('characters'))->delete();
foreach ($request->input('characters') as $c) {
$character = Series_Characters::where("series_id", '=', $series->id)->where("name", '=', $c)->first();
if (empty($character)) {
//As of now if the character exists, there is nothing to update. This may change over time
$character = new Series_Characters();
$character->series_id = $series->id;
$character->name = $c;
$character->save();
}
}
}
return redirect()->action('SeriesController@getList');
}
public function getNcharactersAttribute()
{
return Series_Characters::where('series_id', '=', $this->id)->count();
}