public function store() { try { //creates the new AVLog, sets the properties and saves it $addModel = Input::json()->all(); $addLogEntry = new AVLog(); $user = Auth::user(); $addLogEntry->room_name = $addModel['room_name']; $addLogEntry->message = $addModel['message']; $addLogEntry->uid = $user->id; $addLogEntry->save(); return $addLogEntry->toJson(); } catch (Exception $e) { return json_encode('{"error":{"text":' . $e->getMessage() . '}}'); } }