/**
* Given the test category name we return the test category ID
*
* @param $testcategory - the name of the test category
*/
public static function getTestCatIdByName($testCategory)
{
try {
$testCatId = TestCategory::where('name', 'like', $testCategory)->firstOrFail();
return $testCatId->id;
} catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
Log::error("The test category ` {$testCategory} ` does not exist: " . $e->getMessage());
//TODO: send email?
return null;
}
}
/**
* @return \Illuminate\Routing\Route|null|string
*/
public function ingnoreId()
{
$id = $this->route('testcategory');
$name = $this->input('name');
return TestCategory::where(compact('id', 'name'))->exists() ? $id : '';
}
