public function postApply()
{
$user = \User::getUser();
if (!$user->hasAccess('contractor')) {
return \Response::json(['type' => 'danger', 'message' => 'Only contractors can submit a timesheet']);
}
$_hash = new Hash();
$_hash = $_hash->getHasher();
$job = \Job::findJobById($_hash->decode(trim(\Input::get('job'))));
if (!$job) {
return \Response::json(['type' => 'danger', 'message' => 'Sorry, that job does not longer exists in our database.']);
}
if (!$job->is_active || $job->status !== 'open') {
return \Response::json(['type' => 'danger', 'message' => 'The job is not available for applying.']);
}
try {
$contractor = \Contractor::getContractor();
$application = \Contractor::applyForJob($contractor, $job);
return \Response::json(['type' => 'success', 'message' => 'Your application has been submitted, you will be notified when you have been selected for the job.']);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
return \Response::json(['type' => 'danger', 'message' => env('APP_DEBUG') ? $e->getMessage() : 'Error, please contact webmaster.']);
}
}
