/**
* Will return the request's data as an array from whatever source it can find.
* Can be called in child classes to modify the contents of the data before saving.
* @param Request $request
* @return array
*/
protected function getPutData(Request $request)
{
if (!isset($this->putData)) {
$body = $request->Body;
$putVars = $request->Put();
if (isset($putVars['model'])) {
$this->putData = json_decode($putVars['model'], true);
} elseif (!empty($putVars)) {
$this->putData = $putVars;
} elseif (strlen($body) > 0) {
$this->putData = json_decode($body, true);
} else {
$this->putData = [];
}
}
return $this->putData;
}
