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AdminPetitionController.php

<?php

use \LoudDoor\Services\Validators\AdminPetitionCreationForm;
use \LoudDoor\Services\Validators\AdminPetitionSponsorForm;

class AdminPetitionsController extends BaseController
{
	public function index()
	{
		$Petitions = Petition::orderBy('flag_featured', 'desc')->orderBy('call_to_action', 'asc')->get();
		Petition::populateShareStats($Petitions);

		return View::make('admin.petitions.index', array(
			'Petitions' => $Petitions,
			'User' => Auth::User(),
		));
	}

	public function edit($id = null)
	{
		if ($id)
		{
			$Petition = Petition::find($id);

			if (!$Petition)
			{
				//oh noes! invalid petition specified!
				Alert::error("That petition no longer exists");
			}
		}
		else
		{
			$Petition = new Petition;
		}

  	   $featureList = Petition::getFeaturedPetitions();
  	   $featureList = $featureList->lists('call_to_action','featured_sort_order');

  	   foreach($featureList as $key =>  &$featureLists)
  	   {
  	   	$featureList[$key] = 'After '. $featureLists;

  	   }
  	  	return View::make('admin.petitions.edit', array(
			'featureList' => $featureList,
			'Petition' => $Petition,
			'User' => Auth::User(),
		));
	}

	public function post_edit($id = null)
	{
		if ($id)
		{
			$Petition = Petition::find($id);

			if (!$Petition)
			{
				//oh noes! invalid petition specified!
				Alert::error("That petition no longer exists");
				return Redirect::action('AdminPetitionsController@index');
			}
		}
		else
		{
			$Petition = new Petition;
		}

		$PetitionCreationForm = new AdminPetitionCreationForm;
		$errors = array();

		if ($PetitionCreationForm->passes())
		{
			$Petition->call_to_action = Input::get('call_to_action');

			if (empty($Petition->id))
			{
				$Petition->slug = Str::slug($Petition->call_to_action);
			}

			$Petition->recipient = Input::get('recipient');


			if (Input::get('feature_type') == '1')
			{
				$Petition->featured_sort_order = Input::get('featured_sort_order') + 1;
				$Petition->flag_featured = 1;
			}
			else if(Input::get('feature_type') == '0')
			{
				$Petition->featured_sort_order=null;
				$Petition->flag_featured = 0;
			}

			$Petition->description_md = Input::get('description_md');
			$Petition->description = Petition::parseMD($Petition->description_md);

			$Petition->letter_md = Input::get('letter_md');
			$Petition->letter = Petition::parseMD($Petition->letter_md);

			$Petition->target_signatures = Input::get('target_signatures', 50000);
			$Petition->flag_published = Input::get('flag_published');

			$Petition->media_type = Input::get('media_type', null);

			if (Input::get('media_type') == 'img' && Input::hasFile('petition_image'))
			{
				$Petition->media_url = Petition::uploadFile(Input::file('petition_image'));
			}
			else if (Input::get('media_type') == 'youtube' && Input::get('media_url_youtube'))
			{
				$Petition->media_url = Input::get('media_url_youtube');
			}

			try {
				try {
					$SponsoringUser = User::where('email', Input::get('user.email'))->firstOrFail();
					}
				catch (Exception $e)
				{
					$PetitionSponsorForm = new AdminPetitionSponsorForm(Input::get('user'));

					if ($PetitionSponsorForm->passes())
					{
						$SponsoringUser = new User;
						$SponsoringUser->email = Input::get('user.email');
						$SponsoringUser->first_name = Input::get('user.first_name');
						$SponsoringUser->last_name = Input::get('user.last_name');
						$SponsoringUser->populateLocation(Input::get('user.zip'));

						$SponsoringUser->save();
					}
					else
					{
						throw new Exception();
					}
				}

				$Petition->sponsor_user_id = $SponsoringUser->id;
				$Petition->save();
				$SponsoringUser->signPetition($Petition, 1, '');
			// how to fix this part 
			//how can i use only $SponceringUser instead of $ProfileUser
				$ProfileUser= $Petition->User;
				if (Input::get('profile_type') == 'image' && Input::hasFile('profile_image'))
				{
				$ProfileUser->profile_img_url = Petition::uploadFile(Input::file('profile_image'));
				}
				else if (Input::get('profile_type') == 'url' && Input::get('profile_url'))
				{
				$ProfileUser->profile_img_url = Input::get('profile_url');
				}
				$ProfileUser->save();

				$Petition->save();
				$featureList = Petition::getFeaturedPetitions();

				foreach($featureList as $featureLists)
  	 			{
  	  				if ($featureLists->featured_sort_order >= $Petition->featured_sort_order
  	  					&& $featureLists->id != $Petition->id)
  	  				{
  	  					$featureLists->featured_sort_order += 1;
  	  				}

  	    		}

				$featureList->sort(function($left, $right)
				{
					if ($left->featured_sort_order == $right->featured_sort_order)
					{
						return 0;
					}

					return ($left->featured_sort_order < $right->featured_sort_order)? -1 : 1;
				});

				$i=1;
				foreach($featureList as &$featureLists)
				{
					$featureLists->featured_sort_order = $i++;
					$featureLists->save();
				}

				Alert::success("Petition {$Petition->call_to_action} has been updated!")->flash();
				return Redirect::action('AdminPetitionsController@index');
			}
			catch (Exception $e)
			{
				$errors = $PetitionSponsorForm->getErrors();
			}
		}
		else
		{
			$errors = $PetitionCreationForm->getErrors();
		}

		Alert::error("There was an error saving this petition")->flash();

		if ($id)
		{
			$route = 'admin.petitions.edit';
		}
		else
		{
			$route = 'admin.petitions.create';
		}

		return Redirect::route($route, $Petition->id)
				->withInput()
				->withErrors($errors);
	}

	public function delete($id)
	{
		$Petition = Petition::find($id);

		if (!$Petition)
		{
			//oh noes! invalid petition specified!
			Alert::error("That petition no longer exists");
			return Redirect::action('AdminPetitionsController@index');
		}

		$Petition->delete();
		Alert::success("Petition " . e($Petition->call_to_action) . " has been successfully deleted")->flash();
		return Redirect::route('admin.petitions');
	}

	public function stats($id)
	{
		$Petition = Petition::find($id);

		if (!$Petition)
		{
			Alert::error("That petition no longer exists");
			return Redirect::action('AdminPetitionsController@index');
		}

		$stats = array(
			'all' => $Petition->getStats(),
			'cur' => $Petition->getStats(date('Y-m-d')),
		);

		if (Input::get('date') && Input::get('date2'))
		{
			$stats['target'] = $Petition->getStats(Input::get('date'), Input::get('date2'));
		}

		return View::make('admin.petitions.stats', array(
			'Petition' => $Petition,
			'stats' => $stats,
			'User' => Auth::User(),
		));

    }

	public function CreateCSV($id)
	{
		$Petition = Petition::find($id);

		if (!$Petition)
		{
			Alert::error("That petition no longer exists");
			return Redirect::action('AdminPetitionsController@index');
		}

		$requested_period = Input::get('pd');
		$start_date = Input::get('date');
		$end_date = Input::get('date2');

		if ($requested_period == 'cur')
		{
			$start_date = date('Y-m-d');
			$end_date = date('Y-m-d');
		}
		elseif ($requested_period == 'all')
		{
			$start_end = $end_date = null;
		}

		$stats = $Petition->getCSV($start_date, $end_date);

		$filename = $Petition->slug . ' ';

		if ($start_date && $end_date)
		{
			//start date to readable string
			$filename .= date_create($start_date)->format('n.d.Y');

			$filename .= ' thru ';

			//end date to readable string
			$filename .= date_create($end_date)->format('n.d.Y');

			$filename .= " Generated at " . date('n.d.Y H.i.s');
			$filename .= '.csv';
		}
		else
		{
			$filename .= " - full export - ";

			$filename .= date_create($Petition->created_at)->format('n.d.Y');
			$filename .= ' thru ';
			$filename .= date('n.d.Y');
			$filename .= '.csv';
        }

        return CSV::fromArray($stats)->render($filename);
	}

	public function add_to_homepage($id, $placement = null)
	{
		$Petition = Petition::find($id);
		$return = array('status' => true, 'payload' => null, 'message' => null, 'code' => null);

		if (!$Petition)
		{
			$return['status'] = false;
			$return['message'] = 'Invalid petition specified';
		}
		else
		{
			$Petition->flag_featured = 1;
			$Petition->save();
		}

		return Response::json($return);
	}

	public function remove_from_homepage($id, $placement = null)
	{
		$Petition = Petition::find($id);
		$return = array('status' => true, 'payload' => null, 'message' => null, 'code' => null);

		if (!$Petition)
		{
			$return['status'] = false;
			$return['message'] = 'Invalid petition specified';
		}
		else
		{
			$Petition->flag_featured = 0;
			$Petition->save();
		}

		return Response::json($return);
	}
}

edit.blade.php

@extends('layouts.admin')

@section('content')

	<? if (!empty($errors)): ?>
		<div class="form-errors">
			<? foreach ($errors->all('<p class="error">:message</p>') as $error): ?>
				<?= $error; ?>
			<? endforeach; ?>
		</div>
	<? endif; ?>

	<div class="petition-edit-form">
		{{ Form::model($Petition, array(
			'route' => array($Petition->exists? 'admin.petitions.post_edit' : 'admin.petitions.create', $Petition->id),
			'method' => 'POST',
			'files' => true,
		)) }}

			<div class="petition-info-fields">
				<div class="field" id="flag_published_field">
					{{ Form::label("flag_published_yes", "Publish petition?") }}
					<br>


					<label for="flag_published_yes">
						{{ Form::radio("flag_published", '1', $Petition->flag_published == 1, array(
							'id' => 'flag_published_yes'
						)) }}
						Yes
					</label>

					<label for="flag_published_no">
						{{ Form::radio("flag_published", "0", $Petition->flag_published != 1, array(
							'id' => 'flag_published_no'
						)) }}
						No
					</label>



						<div class="field" id="feature_type_field">
							{{ Form::label("feature_yes", 'Feature?') }}

							<br>

							<label for="feature_yes" class="featured-status-featured">
								{{ Form::radio('feature_type', '1', $Petition->feature_type== '1' || $Petition->flag_featured == '1', array(
									'id' => 'feature_yes',
									'class' => 'feature-type-selection add-featured',
								)) }}

								Yes
							</label>
							&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<label for="feature_no" class="featured-status-not-featured">
								{{ Form::radio('feature_type', '0', $Petition->feature_type == '0'|| $Petition->flag_featured == '0', array(
									'id' => 'feature_no',
									'class' => 'feature-type-selection  rm-featured',
								)) }}

								No
							</label>

								<!-- post the code for dropdown menu here -->
							<div class="field" id="dropdown_feature">
							{{ Form::label('featured_sort_order', "Feature Position") }}
							<br>
							{{ Form::select('featured_sort_order',$featureList ,null, array(
								'class' => 'form-control' ) ) }}
						    </div>
				      </div>


				</div>


				<div class="field" id="recipient_field">
					{{ Form::label("recipient", "Who are you petitioning?") }}
					<br>
					{{ Form::text('recipient', null, array(
						'class' => 'form-control'
					)) }}
				</div>

				<div class="field" id="call_to_action_field">
					{{ Form::label('call_to_action', 'Call to action:') }}
					<br>
					{{ Form::text('call_to_action', null, array(
						'class' => 'form-control'
					)) }}
				</div>

				<div class="field" id="description_field">
					{{ Form::label('description_md', 'Why is this important') }}
					<br>
					{{ Form::textarea('description_md', null, array(
						'class' => 'form-control'
					)) }}
				</div>

				<div class="field" id="letter_field">
					{{ Form::label('letter_md', 'Petition letter') }}
					<br>
					{{ Form::textarea('letter_md', null, array(
						'class' => 'form-control'
					)) }}
				</div>


				<div class="field submit-field" id="submit-petition-field">
					<button type="submit" class="submit" id="save-petition-btn">
						<span class="fa fa-save"></span> Save
					</button>

					<a href="<?= action('AdminPetitionsController@index'); ?>" class="cancel-btn">
						<span class="fa fa-reply"></span> Cancel
					</a>
				</div>
			</div>

			<div class="petition-meta-data">
				<div class="field" id="image-field">
					<? if (!empty($Petition->media_url)): ?>
						{{ Form::label('current_image', 'Current image') }}

						<div class="current-image">
							<? if ($Petition->media_type == 'img'): ?>
								<img src="<?= $Petition->media_url; ?>">
							<? else: ?>
								<img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/{{ $Petition->media_url }}/hqdefault.jpg">
							<? endif; ?>
						</div>
					<? endif; ?>

					<div class="row" id="media-url-row">
						<div class="field" id="media-type-field">
							{{ Form::label('media_type_img', 'Attachment type:') }}

							<br>

							<label for="media_type_img">
								{{ Form::radio('media_type', 'img', $Petition->media_type == 'img' || $Petition->media_type == null, array(
									'id' => 'media_type_img',
									'class' => 'media-type-selection',
								)) }}

								Image
							</label>
							&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<label for="media_type_youtube">
								{{ Form::radio('media_type', 'youtube', $Petition->media_type == 'youtube', array(
									'id' => 'media_type_youtube',
									'class' => 'media-type-selection',
								)) }}

								Youtube Video
							<label>
						</div>

						<div class="field" id="image_field">
							{{ Form::label('petition_image', "Choose an image to attach") }}
							<br>
							{{ Form::file('petition_image') }}
						</div>

						<div class="field" id="media-url-youtube-field">
							{{ Form::label('media_url_youtube', 'Youtube Video ID') }}
							{{ Form::text('media_url_youtube', null, array(
								'class' => 'form-control'
							)) }}
						</div>
					</div>


				<div class="field" id="target-signatures-field">
					{{ Form::label('target_signatures', "Signature Goal") }}
					{{ Form::text('target_signatures', null, array(
						'placeholder' => '50,000',
						'class' => 'form-control',
					)) }}
				</div>

				<strong>Sponsoring User</strong>

				<div class="field" id="sponsor-user-email-field">
					{{ Form::label('user[email]', 'E-mail address') }}
					{{ Form::text('user[email]', $Petition->id? $Petition->User->email : null, array(
						'class' => 'form-control'
					)) }}
				</div>

				<div class="row" id="sponsor-user-name-field">
					<div class="field" id="sponsor-user-first-name-field">
						{{ Form::label('user[first_name]', 'First name') }}
						{{ Form::text('user[first_name]', $Petition->id? $Petition->User->first_name : null, array(
							'class' => 'form-control'
						)) }}
					</div>

					<div class="field" id="sponsor-user-first-name-field">
						{{ Form::label('user[last_name]', 'Last name') }}
						{{ Form::text('user[last_name]', $Petition->id? $Petition->User->last_name : null, array(
							'class' => 'form-control'
						)) }}
					</div>


					<div class="field zip" id="sponsor-user-zip-field">
						{{ Form::label('user[zip]', 'Zip code') }}
						{{ Form::text('user[zip]', $Petition->id? $Petition->User->zip : null, array(
							'class' => 'form-control'
						)) }}
					</div>

					<div class="field image" id="sponsor-user-image-field">
						<div class="petition-creator-img" >
							<img src="<?= ($Petition['User']['profile_img_url']); ?>" width="50" height="50" id="logo" >
							<a href="javascript:void(0);" id="change-user-image">Change Image</a>
							<p><?= e($Petition['User']['first_name']) . ' ' . e($Petition['User']['last_name']).', '.e($Petition['User']['city'] . ', ' . $Petition['User']['state']); ?></p>
						</div>
					</div>

 <!-- code to change logo image -->
				<!-- <div id="user_image_upload">
				    <div class="field" id="logo_upload">
						{{ Form::label('logo_image', "Choose an image to attach") }}
						<br>
						{{ Form::file('logo_image') }}
					</div>

					<div class="field" id="logo_url">
						{{ Form::label('logo_url_img', 'Image URL') }}
						{{ Form::text('logo_url_img', null, array(
							'class' => 'form-control'
						)) }}
					</div>
				</div> -->
					<div  id="user_image_upload">
						<div class="field" id="profile-type-field">
							{{ Form::label('profile_type_img', 'Attachment type:') }}

							<br>

							<label for="profile_type_img">
								{{ Form::radio('profile_type', 'image',null , array(
									'id' => 'profile_type_img',
									'class' => 'profile-type-selection',
								)) }}

								Image
							</label>
							&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<label for="profile_type_url">
								{{ Form::radio('profile_type', 'url', null, array(
									'id' => 'profile_type_url',
									'class' => 'profile-type-selection',
								)) }}

								Image URL
							<label>
						</div>

						<div class="field" id="profile_field">
							{{ Form::label('profile_image', "Choose profile image  to attach") }}
							<br>
							{{ Form::file('profile_image') }}
						</div>

						<div class="field" id="profile-url-field">
							{{ Form::label('profile_url', 'Image url') }}
							{{ Form::text('profile_url', null, array(
								'class' => 'form-control'
							)) }}
						</div>
					</div>

				<!-- -end of logo  - -->
			</div>
			</div>
		{{ Form::close() }}
	</div>
@stop

@section('js')
<script type="text/javascript">
(function($)
{
	$(function()
	{
		var selectedType = $('.media-type-selection:checked').val();
		if (selectedType == 'img') showImgUpload();
		else showYTInput();
		$('input[name=media_type]').click(function(evt)
		{
			var cbox = $(evt.target).closest('input[type=radio]'),
				val = cbox.val();

			if (cbox.is(':checked') && val == 'img') showImgUpload();
			else if (cbox.is(':checked') && val == 'youtube') showYTInput();

		});

		$('a#change-user-image').click(function(evt)
		{
			ChangeImage();
		});


		var selectedTypeFeature = $('.feature-type-selection:checked').val();
		if (selectedTypeFeature == '1') showFeaturePosition();
		else HideFeaturePosition();

		 $('input[name=feature_type]').click(function(evt)
		{
			var cbox = $(evt.target).closest('input[type=radio]'),
				val = cbox.val();

			if (cbox.is(':checked') && val == '1')
			{
				showFeaturePosition();

            }
			else if (cbox.is(':checked') && val == '0')
				{
					HideFeaturePosition();
				}
		});

		  	var selectedTypeProfile  = $('.profile-type-selection:checked').val();
			if (selectedTypeProfile == 'image')
			{
			 showProfileUpload();
			}
		   else
		   	{
		   		showURLInput();
		   	}

		$('input[name=profile_type]').click(function(evt)
		{
			var box = $(evt.target).closest('input[type=radio]'),
				val = box.val();

			if (box.is(':checked') && val == 'image')
			{
			showProfileUpload();
			}
			else if (box.is(':checked') && val == 'url')
			{
			showURLInput();
			}

		});


//end of profile function

	});


	function showImgUpload()
	{
		$('#image_field').show();
		$('#media-url-youtube-field').hide();
	}
	function showYTInput()
	{
		$('#image_field').hide();
		$('#media-url-youtube-field').show();
	}
	function showProfileUpload()
	{
		$('#profile_field').show();
		$('#profile-url-field').hide();
	}
	function showURLInput()
	{
		$('#profile_field').hide();
		$('#profile-url-field').show();
	}
   function showFeaturePosition()
	{
		$('#dropdown_feature').show();
	}
   function ChangeImage()
   {
 		$('#user_image_upload').show();
	}

	function HideFeaturePosition()
	{
		$('#dropdown_feature').hide();
	}


	// $(function()
	// {
	// 	var featureSelectedType = $('.feature-type-selection:checked').val();

	// 	if (selectedType == '1') showFeaturePosition();

	// 	$('input[name=feature_type]').click(function(evt)
	// 	{
	// 		var cbox = $(evt.target).closest('input[type=radio]'),
	// 			val = cbox.val();

	// 		if (cbox.is(':checked') && val == '1') showFeaturePosition();

	// 	})
	// });




})(jQuery);
</script>
@stop

Petition.php

<?php

public static function getFeaturedPetitions()
	{
		$Petitions = Petition::with(array('User'))
			->where('flag_published', 1)
			->where('flag_featured', 1)
			->orderBy('featured_sort_order', 'asc')
			->get();
		return $Petitions; //->lists('call_to_action', 'id');
		//return $Petitions;
	}

PetitionsController.php

<?php



class PetitionsController extends BaseController
{
	public function index()
	{
		$Petitions = Petition::with(array('User'))
			->where('flag_published', 1)
			->where('flag_featured', 1)
			->orderBy('featured_sort_order', 'asc')
			->get();

		return View::make('petitions.index')
				->with(array(
					'Petitions' => $Petitions,
					'User' => User::loadFromSession(),
				));
	}

routes.php_routefile

<?php
Route::get('/', 'PetitionsController@index');

Route::get('/admin/petitions/{id}/edit', array(
		'as' => 'admin.petitions.edit',
		'uses' => 'AdminPetitionsController@edit'
	));
	Route::post('/admin/petitions/{id}/edit', array(
		'as' => 'admin.petitions.post_edit',
		'uses' => 'AdminPetitionsController@post_edit'
	));