public function sendMessage()
{
try {
$rules = array('body' => 'required', 'conversation' => 'required', 'user_id' => 'required');
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules);
if ($validator->fails()) {
return Response::json(['success' => false, 'result' => $validator->messages()]);
}
$thread = Thread::findOrFail(Input::get('conversation'));
} catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
Session::flash('error_message', 'The thread with ID: ' . Input::get('conversation') . ' was not found.');
return redirect(App::getLocale() . '/chat');
}
$thread->activateAllParticipants();
$params = array('thread_id' => $thread->id, 'user_id' => Input::get('user_id'), 'body' => Input::get('body'), 'created_at' => new DateTime());
// Message
$message = Message::create($params);
$data = array('room' => Input::get('conversation'), 'message' => array('body' => Str::words($message->body, 60), 'user_id' => Input::get('user_id')));
// Add replier as a participant
$participant = Participant::firstOrCreate(['thread_id' => $thread->id, 'user_id' => Auth::user()->id]);
$participant->last_read = new Carbon();
$participant->save();
// Recipients
if (Input::has('recipients')) {
$thread->addParticipants(Input::get('recipients'));
}
event(new ChatMessageCreated($data));
return Response::json(['success' => true, 'result' => $message]);
}
/**
* Adds a new message to a current thread
*
* @param $id
* @return mixed
*/
public function update($id)
{
try {
$thread = Thread::findOrFail($id);
} catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
Session::flash('error_message', 'The thread with ID: ' . $id . ' was not found.');
return redirect('messages');
}
$thread->activateAllParticipants();
// Message
Message::create(['thread_id' => $thread->id, 'user_id' => Auth::id(), 'body' => Input::get('message')]);
// Add replier as a participant
$participant = Participant::firstOrCreate(['thread_id' => $thread->id, 'user_id' => Auth::user()->id]);
$participant->last_read = new Carbon();
$participant->save();
// Recipients
if (Input::has('recipients')) {
$thread->addParticipants(Input::get('recipients'));
}
return redirect('messages/' . $id);
}