/**
* Responds to requests to POST /landmark/create
*/
public function postCreate(Request $request)
{
if (\App\Landmark::where('name', '=', $request->name)->exists()) {
\Session::flash('flash_message', 'A Landmark with that name already exists.');
return redirect('\\landmarks');
}
$this->validate($request, ['name' => 'required|min:5', 'description' => 'required|min:1', 'location' => 'required|min:1', 'filepath' => 'required|url', 'photo_description' => 'required|min:1']);
# Enter landmark and its photo into the database
$landmark = new \App\Landmark();
$landmark->name = $request->name;
$landmark->description = $request->description;
$landmark->location = $request->location;
$landmark->user_id = \Auth::id();
# <--- NEW LINE
$landmark->save();
$photo = new \App\Photo();
$photo->filepath = $request->filepath;
$photo->photo_description = $request->photo_description;
$photo->landmark_id = $landmark->id;
$photo->user_id = \Auth::id();
$photo->save();
# Add the tags
$request->tags;
if ($request->tags) {
$tags = $request->tags;
} else {
$tags = [];
}
$landmark->tags()->sync($tags);
# Done
\Session::flash('flash_message', 'Your landmark was added!');
return redirect('/landmarks');
}
/**
* Run the database seeds.
*
* @return void
*/
public function run()
{
# First, create an array of all the landmarks we want to associate tags with
# The *key* will be the landmark id, and the *value* will be an array of tags.
$landmarks = ['1' => ['bridge', 'metallic', 'large', 'scenic'], '2' => ['ethnic', 'Chinese', 'gate', 'large'], '3' => ['statue', 'Harvard', 'academic', 'metallic']];
# Now loop through the above array, creating a new pivot for each book to tag
foreach ($landmarks as $landmark => $tags) {
# First get the landmark
$landmark = \App\Landmark::where('id', 'like', $landmark)->first();
# Now loop through each tag for this landmark, adding the pivot
foreach ($tags as $tagName) {
$tag = \App\Tag::where('tag', 'LIKE', $tagName)->first();
# Connect this tag to this book
$landmark->tags()->save($tag);
}
}
}