athenahr/app/Services/TeamFileService.php

<?php

namespace App\Services;

use App\Exceptions\FileUploadException;
use App\TeamFile;
use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;

class TeamFileService
{
    public function addFile(UploadedFile $upload, $uploader, $team, $caption, $description)
    {
        $file = $upload->store('uploads');
        $originalFileName = $upload->getClientOriginalName();
        $originalFileExtension = $upload->extension();
        $originalFileSize = $upload->getSize();

        $fileEntry = TeamFile::create([
            'uploaded_by' => $uploader,
            'team_id' => $team,
            'name' => $originalFileName,
            'caption' => $caption,
            'description' => $description,
            'fs_location' => $file,
            'extension' => $originalFileExtension,
            'size' => $originalFileSize,
        ]);

        if ($fileEntry && ! is_bool($file)) {
            return $fileEntry;
        }

        throw new FileUploadException('There was an unknown error whilst trying to upload your file.');
    }
}