Add Dynamic Form Processing for Custom Forms

app/Application.php

@@ -6,5 +6,11 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 class Application extends Model
 {
-    //
+    public $fillable = [
+
+        'applicantUserID',
+        'applicantFormResponseID',
+        'applicantStatus'
+
+    ];
 }

app/Http/Controllers/ApplicationController.php

@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Application;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use App\Response;
 use App\Vacancy;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 
 class ApplicationController extends Controller
 {
@@ -59,4 +64,66 @@ class ApplicationController extends Controller
         }
 
     }
+
+    public function saveApplicationAnswers(Request $request, $vacancySlug)
+    {
+        $vacancy = Vacancy::with('forms')->where('vacancySlug', $vacancySlug)->get();
+
+        Log::info('Processing new application!');
+
+        $formStructure = json_decode($vacancy->first()->forms->formStructure, true);
+        $responseStructure = [];
+
+        $excludedNames = [
+            '_token',
+        ];
+
+        $validator = [];
+
+        foreach($request->all() as $fieldName => $value)
+        {
+            if(!in_array($fieldName, $excludedNames))
+            {
+                $validator[$fieldName] = 'required|string';
+
+                $responseStructure['responses'][$fieldName]['type'] = $formStructure['fields'][$fieldName]['type'] ?? 'Unavailable';
+                $responseStructure['responses'][$fieldName]['title'] = $formStructure['fields'][$fieldName]['title'];
+                $responseStructure['responses'][$fieldName]['response'] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Log::info('Built response & validator structure!');
+
+        $validation = Validator::make($request->all(), $validator);
+
+        if (!$validation->fails())
+        {
+            $response = Response::create([
+                'responseFormID' => $vacancy->first()->forms->id,
+                'associatedVacancyID' => $vacancy->first()->id, // Since a form can be used by multiple vacancies, we can only know which specific vacancy this response ties to by using a vacancy ID
+                'responseData' => json_encode($responseStructure)
+            ]);
+
+            Log::info('Registered form response for user ' . Auth::user()->name . ' for vacancy ' . $vacancy->first()->vacancyName);
+
+            Application::create([
+                'applicantUserID' => Auth::user()->id,
+                'applicantFormResponseID' => $response->id,
+                'applicationStatus' => 'STAGE_SUBMITTED',
+            ]);
+
+            Log::info('Submitted application for user ' . Auth::user()->name . ' with response ID' . $response->id);
+
+            $request->session()->flash('success', 'Thank you for your application! It will be reviewed as soon as possible.');
+            return redirect()->to(route('userPendingApps'));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Log::warning('Application form for ' . Auth::user()->name . ' contained errors, resetting!');
+            $request->session()->flash('error', 'There are one or more errors in your application. Please make sure none of your fields are empty, since they are all required.');
+
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->back();
+    }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
      */
     public function index()
     {
+        // TODO: Relationships for Applications, Users and Responses
+        // Also prevent apps if user already has one in the space of 30d
+        // Display apps in the relevant menus
         return view('home')
             ->with('positions', Vacancy::where('vacancyStatus', 'OPEN')->get());
     }

app/Response.php

@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 class Response extends Model
 {
-    //
+    public $fillable = [
+        'responseFormID',
+        'associatedVacancyID',
+        'responseData'
+    ];
 }

database/migrations/2020_05_08_063141_add_vacancy_i_d_to_responses.php

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class AddVacancyIDToResponses extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('responses', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->bigInteger('associatedVacancyID')->unsigned()->after('responseFormID');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('responses', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('associatedVacancyID');
+        });
+    }
+}

resources/views/dashboard/application-rendering/apply.blade.php

@@ -6,6 +6,24 @@
     <h1>My Account / Apply / {{$vacancy->vacancyName}} Application</h1>
 @stop
 
+@section('js')
+
+    @if (session()->has('success'))
+
+        <script>
+            toastr.success("{{session('success')}}")
+        </script>
+
+    @elseif(session()->has('error'))
+
+        <script>
+            toastr.error("{{session('error')}}")
+        </script>
+
+    @endif
+
+@stop
+
 @section('content')
 
     <div class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" id="confirm" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modalConfirmLabel" aria-hidden="true">
@@ -24,7 +42,7 @@
 
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-success"><i class="fas fa-check-double"></i> Accept & Send</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" onclick="document.getElementById('submitApplicationForm').submit()"><i class="fas fa-check-double"></i> Accept & Send</button>
                     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Review</button>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -65,6 +83,8 @@
 
                 <div class="card-body">
 
+                   <form action="{{route('saveApplicationForm', ['vacancySlug' => $vacancy->vacancySlug])}}" method="POST" id="submitApplicationForm">
+                       @csrf
                        @foreach($preprocessedForm['fields'] as $fieldName => $field)
 
                            @switch ($field['type'])
@@ -98,6 +118,8 @@
 
                        @endforeach
 
+                   </form>
+
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="card-footer text-center">

resources/views/dashboard/user/applications.blade.php

@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@
 
 @stop
 
+@section('js')
+
+    @if (session()->has('success'))
+
+        <script>
+            toastr.success("{{session('success')}}")
+        </script>
+
+    @elseif(session()->has('error'))
+
+        <script>
+            toastr.error("{{session('error')}}")
+        </script>
+
+    @endif
+
+@stop
+
 @section('content')
 
     <div class="row">

routes/web.php

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function(){
         Route::get('positions/{vacancySlug}', 'ApplicationController@renderApplicationForm')
             ->name('renderApplicationForm');
 
+        Route::post('positions/{vacancySlug}/submit', 'ApplicationController@saveApplicationAnswers')
+            ->name('saveApplicationForm');
+
     });
 
     Route::group(['prefix' => '/profile'], function (){