/**
  * API to store a new reply
  */
 public function apiStoreReply(ReplyRequest $request, Post $post)
 {
     logThis(auth()->user()->name . ' replied to ' . $post->title);
     $request->merge(['user_id' => auth()->user()->id]);
     $reply = $post->replies()->create($request->all());
     return $reply;
 }