public function attendMeeting($group)
{
// next meeting date
$next_meeting_date = date(date('Y-m-d', strtotime('next ' . $group->weekdays[(int) $group->meeting_weekday])) . " " . $group->meeting_time);
// check if a meeting entry exists for the next meeting date, if not create a new one
$next_meeting = \App\Groupmeeting::firstOrCreate(['group_id' => $group->id, 'meeting_date' => $next_meeting_date]);
if (!$next_meeting) {
error_log("Could not find or create a meeting for the {$group->name} group");
throw new \Exception("Could not find or create a meeting for the {$group->name} group");
}
// add entry if one doesn't exist yet
$user = \Auth::user();
$user_attendance = \App\Groupmeetingattendees::firstOrCreate(['meeting_id' => $next_meeting->id, 'user_id' => $user->id]);
if (!$user_attendance) {
error_log("Could not find or create a meeting attendance entry for the {$group->name} group");
throw new \Exception("Could not find or create a meeting attendance entry for the {$group->name} group");
}
return redirect("/dashboard");
}
