/**
  * Auto generated seed file
  *
  * @return void
  */
 public function run()
 {
     \DB::table('lab_checkouts')->delete();
     $faker = Faker\Factory::create();
     foreach (range(1, 20) as $id) {
         $hundredDaysAgo = new DateTime(date('Y-m-d h:i:s', strtotime('-100 days')));
         $randDays = $faker->unique()->numberBetween(0, 103);
         LabCheckouts::create(['checkout_date' => $hundredDaysAgo->modify("+{$randDays} days"), 'name' => $faker->name(), 'phone_number' => $faker->phoneNumber(), 'email' => $faker->email(), 'lab' => $faker->randomLetter() . '-' . $faker->randomNumber(3)]);
     }
 }
 public function destroy($id)
 {
     try {
         //find the checkout to delete
         $destroyCheckout = LabCheckouts::find($id);
         //delete the checkout and return it to Backbone
         $destroyCheckout->delete();
         return $destroyCheckout->toJSON();
     } catch (Exception $e) {
         return json_encode('{"error":{"text":' . $e->getMessage() . '}}');
     }
 }