authorize('viewAny', Form::class); return view('dashboard.administration.forms') ->with('forms', $forms); } public function showFormBuilder() { $this->authorize('viewFormbuilder', Form::class); return view('dashboard.administration.formbuilder'); } public function saveForm(Request $request) { $this->authorize('create', Form::class); $formFields = $request->all(); $formStructure = []; $excludedNames = [ '_token', 'formName' // It's added outside the loop. Not excluding causes unwanted duplication. ]; $validator = [ 'formName' => 'required|string|max:100' ]; foreach ($formFields as $fieldName => $field) { if(!in_array($fieldName, $excludedNames)) { $validator[$fieldName . ".0"] = 'required|string'; $validator[$fieldName . ".1"] = 'required|string'; $formStructure['fields'][$fieldName]['title'] = $field[0]; $formStructure['fields'][$fieldName]['type'] = $field[1]; } } $validation = Validator::make($formFields, $validator); if (!$validation->fails()) { $storableFormStructure = json_encode($formStructure); Form::create( [ 'formName' => $formFields['formName'], 'formStructure' => $storableFormStructure, 'formStatus' => 'ACTIVE' ] ); $request->session()->flash('success', 'Form created! You can now link this form to a vacancy.'); return redirect()->to(route('showForms')); } $request->session()->flash('errors', $validation->errors()->getMessages()); return redirect()->back(); } public function destroy(Request $request, $id) { $form = Form::find($id); $this->authorize('delete', $form); $deletable = true; if (!is_null($form) && !is_null($form->vacancies) && $form->vacancies->count() !== 0 || !is_null($form->responses)) { $deletable = false; } if ($deletable) { $form->delete(); $request->session()->flash('success', 'Form deleted successfully.'); } else { $request->session()->flash('error', 'You cannot delete this form because it\'s tied to one or more applications and ranks, or because it doesn\'t exist.'); } return redirect()->back(); } }