/**
* getTrialEndDate
* --------------------------------------------------
* Returns the trial period ending date
* @return (date) ($trialEndDate) The ending date
* --------------------------------------------------
*/
public function getTrialEndDate()
{
/* Return the date */
return Carbon::instance($this->created_at)->addDays(SiteConstants::getTrialPeriodInDays());
}
/**
* createUser
* creates a new User object (and related models)
* from the POST data
* --------------------------------------------------
* @param (array) ($userdata) Array with the user data
* @return (User) ($user) The new User object
* --------------------------------------------------
*/
private function createUser($userdata)
{
/* Create new user */
$user = new User();
/* Set authentication info */
$user->email = $userdata['email'];
$user->password = Hash::make($userdata['password']);
$user->name = $userdata['name'];
/* Save the user */
$user->save();
/* Create default settings for the user */
$settings = new Settings();
$settings->user()->associate($user);
$settings->newsletter_frequency = 0;
$settings->background_enabled = true;
/* Save settings */
$settings->save();
/* Create default subscription for the user */
$plan = Plan::where('name', 'Free')->first();
$subscription = new Subscription();
$subscription->user()->associate($user);
$subscription->plan()->associate($plan);
$subscription->status = 'active';
$subscription->current_period_start = Carbon::now();
$subscription->current_period_end = Carbon::now()->addDays(SiteConstants::getTrialPeriodInDays());
$subscription->braintree_customer_id = null;
$subscription->braintree_payment_method_token = null;
/* Save subscription */
$subscription->save();
/* Return */
return $user;
}