EmailController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Http\Requests;
use App\User;
use App\Email;
use App\Element;
use App\Template;

class EmailController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $emails = Email::all();
        return view('emails.index', compact('emails'));  
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function create(Request $request, Template $template)
    {
        $templates = Template::all();
        return view('emails.create', compact('templates'));
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $email = new Email;

        $email->name = $request->name;
        $email->template = $request->template;
        $email->createdBy = $request->user()->name;

        $email->save();

        return redirect()->to('/emails/'. $email->id . '/edit');
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function show($id)
    {
        $email = Email::findOrFail($id);
        return view('emails.show', compact('email'));   
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function edit($id, Email $email)
    {
        $email = Email::findOrFail($id);
        $template = Template::where('name', 'Undergraduate')->first();
        return view('emails.edit', compact('email', 'template'));  
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request, $id)
    {
        //
    }

    public function preview($id)
    {
        // $email = Email::findOrFail($id);
        // $preview = makeTemplate($id);
        // return $preview;
        
        // PLACEHOLDER
        return redirect('templates/1');
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function destroy($id)
    {
        //
    }
}