Using the ResetsPasswords trait in Laravel 5.2 to trigger a password reset

CSPortalController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Http\Request as LaravelRequest;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ResetsPasswords;

use Redirect;
use Request;
use Response;
use App\User;

class UsersController extends Controller
{
    use ResetsPasswords;

    // ...

    public function password_reset($id)
    {
      // get the user's record
      $user = User::find($id);

      if ($user === null) {
        // ajax response if user not found
        return Response::json([ 'result' => 'error', 'message' => 'User not found.' ]);
      }

      try {
        // create new Illuminate\Http\Request
        $request = new LaravelRequest();
        // merge in the user's email address
        $request->merge([ 'email' => $user->email ]);

        // trigger password reset email
        $this->sendResetLinkEmail($request);

        // return json response
        return Response::json([ 'result' => 'success', 'message' => 'Reset email has been resent to ' . $user->email ]);
      } catch (\Exception $e) {
        // error
        return Response::json([ 'result' => 'error', 'message' => $e->getMessage() ]);
      }
    }
    
    // ...

}