Add Dynamic Form Processing for Custom Forms

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());
     }