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app/Http/Controllers/CommentController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use App\Http\Requests\NewCommentRequest;
+
+use App\Comment;
+use App\Application;
+use App\Notifications\NewComment;
+use App\User;
+
+class CommentController extends Controller
+{
+
+    public function index()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    public function insert(NewCommentRequest $request, Application $application)
+    {
+        // Type hinting makes laravel automatically validate everything
+
+        $comment = Comment::create([
+            'authorID' => Auth::user()->id,
+            'applicationID' => $application->id,
+            'text' => $request->comment
+        ]);
+
+        if ($comment)
+        {
+
+            foreach (User::all() as $user)
+            {
+              if ($user->isStaffMember())
+              {
+                $user->notify(new NewComment($comment, $application));
+              }
+            }
+
+            $request->session()->flash('success', 'Comment posted! (:');
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            $request->session()->flash('error', 'Something went wrong while posting your comment!');
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->back();
+
+    }
+
+    public function delete(Request $request, Comment $comment)
+    {
+        if (Auth::user()->is($comment->user) || Auth::user()->hasRole('admin'))
+        {
+            $comment->delete();
+            $request->session()->flash('success', 'Comment deleted!');
+        }
+
+        $request->session()->flash('error', 'You do not have permission to delete this comment!');
+
+        return redirect()->back();
+
+    }
+
+}