/** * The addRole method adds a user role * to the database. * * @return boolen [True if the role is added, false otherwise.] */ public function addRole() { $role = ['name' => $role_name = Input::get('role_name'), 'description' => $role_description = Input::get('role_description'), 'slug' => $role_slug = lcfirst(Input::get('role_name'))]; if (Role::create($role)) { return $this->returnMessage(1, 'The role was added.', $this->updateRolesTable()); } else { return $this->returnMessage(0, 'Something happened and the role did not get added.'); } }