/**
* Resolve the parent menu item and return it's ID.
* Default to the 'root' menu item if no match can be found.
*
* @param $parent
* @return mixed
*/
protected static function getParentMenuID($parent)
{
// Set the parent id to be root by default.
$parent_id = Menu::where('name', 'root')->first()->id;
// // If a string was provided, find the Menu based on that name.
// if (is_string($parent)) {
// $parent = Menu::where('name', $parent)->first();
// }
$parent = Menu::resolve($parent);
// If a Menu object was provided or found in the previous block,
// return the ID of that object.
if ($parent instanceof Menu) {
$parent_id = $parent->id;
}
return $parent_id;
}