Fundamentals 3

controller.php

// PostController::store

public function store(Request $request)
{
    $data = $request->validate([
        'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
        'body' => 'required|string',
    ]);

    if (strlen($data['body']) < 50) {
        return response()->json(['error' => 'Post body must be at least 50 characters.'], 422);
    }

    $post = Post::create([
        'user_id' => auth()->id(),
        'title' => $data['title'],
        'body' => $data['body'],
        'published' => false,
    ]);

    return response()->json($post, 201);
}

migrations.php

// posts

Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
    $table->string('title');
    $table->text('excerpt')->nullable();
    $table->text('body');
    $table->enum('status', ['draft', 'published', 'scheduled'])->default('draft');
    $table->timestamp('published_at')->nullable();
    $table->timestamps();
});

// comments 

Schema::create('comments', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->foreignId('post_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
    $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
    $table->text('body');
    $table->timestamps();
});

models.php

// users 

public function posts()
{
    return $this->hasMany(Post::class);
}

public function comments()
{
    return $this->hasMany(Comment::class);
}

// posts

public function author()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'user_id');
}

public function comments()
{
    return $this->hasMany(Comment::class);
}

// comments

public function post()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(Post::class);
}

public function author()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'user_id');
}

seeders.php

User::factory()
    ->count(5)
    ->has(
        Post::factory()
            ->count(3)
            ->hasComments(2),
        'posts'
    )
    ->create();