/**
* gets the hood_id from location string. creates table records if not exists
*
* @return hood object
* @author gcg
*/
public static function fromLocation($location)
{
$hood = false;
$location_parts = explode(",", $location);
foreach ($location_parts as $index => $lp) {
$location_parts[$index] = trim($lp);
}
try {
$city = City::firstOrCreate(['name' => $location_parts[2]]);
} catch (Exception $e) {
Log::error('HoodModel/city', (array) $e);
return false;
}
try {
$district = District::firstOrCreate(['name' => $location_parts[1], 'city_id' => $city->id]);
} catch (Exception $e) {
Log::error('HoodModel/district', (array) $e);
return false;
}
try {
$hood = Hood::firstOrCreate(['name' => $location_parts[0], 'city_id' => $city->id, 'district_id' => $district->id]);
} catch (Exception $e) {
Log::error('HoodModel/hood', (array) $e);
return false;
}
return $hood;
}
/**
* get a list of districts by city or autocomplete
*
* @return json
* @author
**/
public function getDistricts($city_id = null, $q = null)
{
$districts = District::orderBy('name', 'asc');
if ($q !== null and $q !== 'null') {
$districts->where('name', 'LIKE', '%' . $q . '%');
}
if ($city_id !== null and $city_id !== 'null') {
$districts->where('city_id', $city_id);
}
$districts = $districts->get();
if (null === $districts) {
$districts = [];
} else {
$districts = $districts->toArray();
}
return response()->api(200, 'Districts: ', $districts);
}
