public function allowedToVote($ip)
{
$p = Voting::where('ip_address', $ip)->first();
if ($p != null) {
$last_vote = new Carbon($p->last_vote);
$diffInMinutes = (int) Carbon::now()->diffInSeconds($last_vote);
if ($diffInMinutes > 299) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
/**
* Save a new voting to the database
*
* @param VotingRequest $request
*/
private function createVoting(VotingRequest $request)
{
// Make a voting and save it
$v = Voting::create(['title' => $request->input('title'), 'completed' => false]);
// Make voting items and save them
$objectives = $request->input('objectives');
$types = $request->input('voting_types');
if (count($objectives) != count($types)) {
// objectives and types should always have the same length because of the way the form is made
return 'ERROR: Vote objectives and types length is different!';
}
$count = count($objectives);
for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
VotingItem::create(['voting_id' => $v->id, 'vote_type_id' => $types[$i], 'vote_objective_id' => $objectives[$i]]);
}
}
