/**
* New thread (not the create thread page)
* @param Request $request
* @return string
*/
public function newThread(Request $request)
{
// Validate input
$this->validate($request, ['title' => 'required|max:255', 'forum' => 'required|numeric', 'body' => 'required|max:30000']);
// Verify forum is a valid forum that can be posted in
$forum = null;
try {
$forum = Forum::findOrFail($request->input('forum'));
} catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
abort(400);
// 400 Bad Request - invalid forum id
}
if ($forum->type != 0) {
abort(400);
// 400 Bad Request - not correct forum type
}
// Create thread
$thread = Thread::newThread($request->input('title'), $request->input('forum'));
// Create opening post
$post = post::newPost($request->input('body'), $thread->id);
// Generate response
$resp = new Response(json_encode(['status' => true, 'link' => $thread->getUserFriendlyURL()]), 200);
$resp->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
return $resp;
}
