public function submitUnitUpdate()
 {
     if (Session::has('username') && (Session::get('user_type') == "Root" || Session::get('user_type') == "Admin")) {
         $input = Input::all();
         $id = $input["id"];
         $unit = Unit::find($id);
         if (!$unit) {
             return Redirect::to('settings/employees/units');
         }
         $validator = Validator::make(array("name" => Input::get("name"), "business_line" => Input::get("business_line")), array("name" => "required", "business_line" => "required"));
         if ($validator->fails()) {
             Input::flash();
             return Redirect::to('settings/employees/updateunit/' . $unit->id)->with('message', $validator->messages()->first());
         } else {
             if (!BusinessLine::find(Input::get("business_line"))) {
                 Input::flash();
                 return Redirect::to('settings/employees/updateunit/' . $unit->id)->with('message', "Invalid business line.");
             } else {
                 $isChanged = false;
                 //Boolean variable that checks if anything has been changed. Changes to true when a change has been detected.
                 $changes = array();
                 //Collects the names of the columns that have been changed.
                 $index = 0;
                 //Provides the index number of $changes array.
                 if ($input["name"] != $unit->name) {
                     $isChanged = true;
                     $changes[$index] = "unit name";
                     $index += 1;
                 }
                 if ($input["business_line"] != $unit->businessline_id) {
                     $isChanged = true;
                     $changes[$index] = "business line";
                     $index += 1;
                 }
                 if (!$isChanged) {
                     Input::flash();
                     return Redirect::to('settings/employees/updateunit/' . $unit->id)->with('info', "Nothing has changed. </3");
                 } else {
                     $changesMade = implode($changes, ", ");
                     $desc = "(" . Session::get('user_type') . ") " . "<strong>" . Session::get('username') . "</strong> has updated unit <strong>" . $unit->name . "</strong>. These fields have been changed: " . $changesMade . ".";
                     //Save updates
                     $unit->name = trim($input["name"]);
                     $unit->businessline_id = $input["business_line"];
                     $unit->save();
                     //Log the changes made
                     $newLog = new UserLog();
                     $newLog->description = $desc;
                     $newLog->user_id = Session::get('user_id');
                     $newLog->type = "System";
                     $newLog->save();
                     return Redirect::to('settings/employees/updateunit/' . $unit->id)->with('success', "You have successfully updated the unit.");
                 }
             }
         }
     } else {
         return Redirect::to("/");
     }
 }
 private function processImport($file)
 {
     if (Session::has('username') && (Session::get('user_type') == "Root" || Session::get('user_type') == "Admin")) {
         if (!in_array($file->getClientOriginalExtension(), array("xls", "xlsx", "csv"))) {
             Input::flash();
             return Redirect::to('employees/import')->with('message', "Invalid file selected.");
         } else {
             $filename = "upload-" . str_random(9) . "." . $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
             $file->move("uploads", $filename);
             $readFile = "uploads/" . $filename;
             $reader = Excel::selectSheetsByIndex(0)->load($readFile, function ($reader) {
             })->get();
             /*
              * 				Before validating each rows of the file uploaded, the file itself is checked if it has the valid attributes (columns)
              * 				using the algorithm found below.
              * 
              * 				1. File is read.
              * 				2. Boolean variable $excelIsValid to check if the file is valid. Set to false by default.
              * 	
              */
             $excelChecker = Excel::selectSheetsByIndex(0)->load($readFile, function ($reader) {
             })->get()->toArray();
             $excelIsValid = false;
             /*
              * 				3. Loop through the excel file and check if at least once all the columns have been present.
              * 				4. If it does, $excelIsValid is set to true.
              * 				5. If $excelIsValid is still false by end of the loop, it is automatically assumed that the file is:
              * 					A.) Empty
              * 					B.) Does not have the right attributes.
              * 					C.) Has valid columns, but does not have any valid entry.
              * 					
              */
             foreach ($excelChecker as $ex) {
                 if (isset($ex["employeenumber"]) && isset($ex["lastname"]) && isset($ex["firstname"]) && isset($ex["startdate"]) && isset($ex["status"])) {
                     $excelIsValid = true;
                 }
             }
             /*				6. If file is invalid, redirect to import form and return an error. */
             if (!$excelIsValid) {
                 Input::flash();
                 File::delete($readFile);
                 return Redirect::to('employees/import')->with('message', "Excel file has invalid attributes. Please download the form.");
             }
             /*				
              * 				CHECKING EXCEL FILE FOR ERRORS WHILE READING THE ROWS
              * 
              * 				1. $hasError is a Boolean variable that is simply used to tell if any error has been found.
              * 					This variable is, by default, set to false. If any error has been detected, it is set to true,
              * 					regardless of how many errors has been detected.
              * 
              * 				2. $rowIndex indexes which row the reader is currently reading. Default value set to 1 because
              * 					the first row of excel files is automatically set as the attribute row. When the reader reads each row,
              * 					$rowIndex is incremented. For example, reader is currently reading row 2, $rowIndex will then be incremented,
              * 					setting its value to 2, thus the row number.
              * 
              * 				3. $rowsWithErrors is the array of the rows with errors. To explain further, let's say excel file has 10 readable (non-attrib)
              * 					rows. No errors were found from rows number 2-8, but errors were found in rows 9, 10, and 11. These 9, 10, and 11
              * 					will then be in the $rowsWithError.
              * 
              * 				4. $error array is the variable that will be used to collect all errors found from the excel file.
              * 					This is a two-dimensional array.
              * 
              * 
              */
             $hasError = false;
             //Detects if there are any errors.
             $hasCorrectRows = false;
             $rowIndex = 1;
             //Indexes which row the reader is reading.
             $rowsWithErrors = array();
             //This is used to contain in an array the row numbers of the rows with error.
             $error = array();
             //Error details collector.
             foreach ($reader as $r) {
                 /*
                  * 				5. Here, we immediately increment the value of $rowIndex, since the variable will be used in the core logic of this method.
                  * 				
                  * 				6. $errorCount variable is a variable used in every loop. Set to 0 when the loop begins, so it always comes back to 0 for every loop.
                  * 					$errorCount is used to track the number of errors for the current row. This variable goes hand in hand with the
                  * 					$rowsWithError array when publishing the rows with errors, and the error details for each row with error.
                  * 
                  * 					This is how $rowsWithError and $rowCount will be used:
                  * 
                  * 					for each $rowWithErrors:
                  * 						Row $rowWithErrors Index:
                  * 							Errors Found :
                  * 							$rowCount 1. Foo bar
                  * 							$rowCount 2. Jane Doe etc..
                  * 
                  * 
                  */
                 $rowIndex += 1;
                 $errorCount = 0;
                 //Counts the number of errors for the currect row.
                 $rowHasError = false;
                 //Check if this row has error. I will use this before the reading of the row ends.
                 //					If $rowHasError is still false by end of the reading, then I will write it in the database.
                 /*
                  * 
                  */
                 $start_date = !empty(trim($r->startdate)) ? trim($r->startdate) : "1994-04-16";
                 $validator = Validator::make(array("employee number" => trim($r->employeenumber), "last name" => trim($r->lastname), "first name" => trim($r->firstname), "username" => trim($r->username), "start date" => trim($r->startdate), "end date" => trim($r->enddate), "email" => trim($r->email), "status" => trim($r->status)), array("employee number" => "required|numeric|unique:tbl_employees,employee_number", "last name" => "required", "first name" => "required", "username" => "unique:tbl_employees,username", "start date" => "required|date:Y-m-d", "end date" => "date:Y-m-d|after:" . $start_date, "email" => "unique:tbl_employees,email", "status" => "required"), array("after" => "The :attribute must be after the employee start date."));
                 if ($validator->fails()) {
                     /* 					7. When error has been found, $rowsWithError is immediately updated. Also, $hasError and $rowHasError are set to true.*/
                     $hasError = true;
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     /* 					8. Then I will check which fields has error.
                      * 
                     *					9. If an error has been found in a certain field,
                     *					   I will loop through the errors found on that field, increment the $errorCount (which, again, tracks
                     *					   how many errors has been found on a certain row.), update the two-dimensional $error array. 
                     *					   Please note that the first array of $error contains the row number which the errors found belong to.
                     *
                     */
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("employee number")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("employee number") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("last name")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("last name") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("first name")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("first name") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("username")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("username") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("start date")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("start date") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("end date")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("end date") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("email")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("email") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                     if ($validator->messages()->get("status")) {
                         foreach ($validator->messages()->get("status") as $e) {
                             $errorCount += 1;
                             $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . $e . "<br/>";
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 if (!preg_match('/^[\\pL.-\\s]+$/u', $r->firstname) || !preg_match('/^[\\pL.-\\s]+$/u', $r->lastname)) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "First name/last name fields must only contain alphabetic characters and whitespaces." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (!is_numeric($r->manager)) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "Manager ID should be numeric." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (is_numeric($r->manager) && !Manager::find($r->manager)) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "Invalid manager ID." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (empty(trim($r->nsnid)) && !in_array(strtolower($r->status), array("academy", "ojt", "contractual", "graduate", "obsolete"))) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "The NSN ID is required." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (!empty($r->nsnid) && !is_numeric(trim($r->nsnid)) && !in_array($r->status, array("academy", "ojt", "contractual", "graduate", "obsolete"))) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "The NSN ID should be numeric." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (!empty($r->nsnid) && Employee::where("nsn_id", "=", $r->nsnid)->first()) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "NSN ID already exists." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (!empty($r->email) && !filter_var(trim($r->email), FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "Invalid e-mail address." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (is_numeric($r->businessline) && !BusinessLine::find($r->businessline)) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "Invalid Business Line ID." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (is_numeric($r->unit) && !Unit::find($r->unit)) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "Invalid Unit ID." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (is_numeric($r->unit) && is_numeric($r->businessline) && (Unit::find($r->unit) && !Unit::where("id", "=", $r->unit)->where("businessline_id", "=", $r->businessline)->first())) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "Selected Unit ID does not belong to the selected Business Line ID." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (!in_array(strtolower($r->status), array("ojt", "contractual", "nsn guest", "academy", "graduate", "on-board", "resigned", "obsolete"))) {
                     $hasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowHasError = true;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $rowsWithErrors[$rowIndex] = $rowIndex;
                     //This will only matter if no errors has been found above.
                     $errorCount += 1;
                     $error[$rowIndex][$errorCount] = $errorCount . ". " . "Invalid employee status." . "<br/>";
                 }
                 if (!$rowHasError) {
                     $hasCorrectRows = true;
                     $desc = "(" . Session::get('user_type') . ") " . "<strong>" . Session::get('username') . "</strong> has added employee <strong>" . trim($r->firstname) . " " . trim($r->lastname) . "</strong>, employee number <strong>" . trim($r->employeenumber) . "</strong>, with status <strong>" . trim($r->status) . "</strong>.";
                     $employee = new Employee();
                     $employee->employee_number = $r->employeenumber;
                     $employee->last_name = trim($r->lastname);
                     $employee->first_name = trim($r->firstname);
                     $employee->username = trim($r->username) != null ? trim($r->username) : null;
                     $employee->nickname = trim($r->nickname) != null ? trim($r->nickname) : null;
                     $employee->manager_id = $r->manager != null ? $r->manager : null;
                     $employee->start_date = $r->startdate;
                     $employee->end_date = $r->enddate != null ? $r->enddate : null;
                     $employee->nsn_id = $r->nsnid != null ? $r->nsnid : null;
                     $employee->email = trim($r->email) != null ? trim($r->email) : null;
                     $employee->business_line_id = $r->businessline != null ? $r->businessline : null;
                     $employee->unit_id = $r->unit != null ? $r->unit : null;
                     $employee->subunit = trim($r->subunit) != null ? trim($r->subunit) : null;
                     $employee->cellphone_number = trim($r->cellphonenumber) != null ? trim($r->cellphonenumber) : null;
                     $employee->status = trim($r->status);
                     $employee->save();
                     //Log the changes made
                     $newLog = new UserLog();
                     $newLog->description = $desc;
                     $newLog->user_id = Session::get('user_id');
                     $newLog->type = "Employees";
                     $newLog->save();
                 }
             }
             File::delete($readFile);
             if ($hasCorrectRows) {
                 //Log the changes made
                 $desc = "(" . Session::get("user_type") . ") <b>" . Session::get("username") . "</b> has imported data to the employees database. ";
                 $newLog = new UserLog();
                 $newLog->description = $desc;
                 $newLog->user_id = Session::get('user_id');
                 $newLog->type = "Employees";
                 $newLog->save();
             }
             return $this->importResult($hasError, $hasCorrectRows, $rowsWithErrors, $error);
         }
     } else {
         return Redirect::to('/');
     }
 }