/**
* Store a newly created Url in storage.
* Required: long_url
* Optional: custom_key, category
*/
public function create(Request $request)
{
// Get the largest Id of url from db
$maxId = Url::withTrashed()->max('id');
// Validate maxId, and fix it
if (!isset($maxId)) {
$maxId = 0;
}
// Validate custom Key (key for short url), and generate new one using MAXID
if (empty($request["custom_key"])) {
$hashids = new Hashids('smpx', 6);
$hashedUrl = $hashids->encode($maxId++);
} else {
$hashedUrl = $request["custom_key"];
}
// trim long url (Original Url)
$longUrl = trim($request["long_url"]);
// Validate Long Url and send error if invalid
if (strlen($longUrl) <= 0) {
$error = Utility::getError(null, 400, 'Error', 'Invalid Url');
return response()->json($error, 400);
}
// Check whether Long url contains http protocol or not, If not then append 'http://'
// Here not checking for protocols other than http
if (substr($longUrl, 0, 7) !== "http://" and substr($longUrl, 0, 8) !== "https://") {
$longUrl = 'http://' . $longUrl;
}
// Validate category
if (!isset($request["category"]) || $request["category"] == '') {
$category = 'no_category';
} else {
$category = $request["category"];
}
// build array object of Url data to save to DB
$array = array('long_url' => $longUrl, 'short_url' => config('app.url') . '/' . $hashedUrl, 'is_active' => true, 'clicks' => 0, 'category' => $category);
try {
// save Url data to DB
$urlInstance = Url::create($array);
} catch (QueryException $e) {
// Make logging for QueryException
$error = Utility::getError(null, 400, 'Error', 'Duplicate Entry of short Url');
return response()->json($error, 400);
}
// Add attribute 'time' containing humna readable time format
$urlInstance['time'] = $urlInstance['created_at']->diffForHumans(Carbon::now());
// Build response object
$res = new \stdClass();
$res->status = 'Success';
$res->data = $urlInstance;
$res->message = 'Successfully created';
// Send response Object in json string
return response()->json($res, 200);
}
