private function managePartFlightRelations() { $currentPartFlights = $this->mission->partFlights->keyBy('part_flight_id'); foreach ($this->input['mission']['part_flights'] as $partFlightInput) { // If the partFlight exists, update it, otherwise, create it if (array_key_exists('part_flight_id', $partFlightInput)) { $partFlight = $currentPartFlights->pull($partFlightInput['part_flight_id']); } else { $partFlight = new PartFlight(); } // Create part if it is not being reused or otherwise find it $partInput = array_pull($partFlightInput, 'part'); $part = array_key_exists('part_id', $partInput) ? Part::find($partInput['part_id']) : new Part(); $part->fill($partInput); $part->save(); $partFlight->part()->associate($part); $partFlight->mission()->associate($this->mission); $partFlight->save(); } // Delete any remaining partflights if (!$currentPartFlights->isEmpty()) { $partFlightsToDelete = PartFlight::whereIn('part_flight_id', $currentPartFlights->keys()); // For each partFlight, if it has a part which has not been used elsewhere, also delete it foreach ($partFlightsToDelete as $partFlightToDelete) { if ($partFlight->part()->partFlights()->count() > 1) { $partFlightToDelete->part()->delete(); } $partFlightToDelete->delete(); } } }