Resource-controller storing data in both the database and posting it to an external api

posted 11 years ago

Hi Guys, so im very new to laravel (approx 2wks) and in all fairness i havent been programming for years, but after discovering laravel i have taken it up again, and started working on a new backend system for my company..

But i have run in to a challenge.. Simply put i have a resource-controller with a store function where i want to store a customer to our database, but at the same time push the customerdata into our accountingsystem (e-conomic).

I have tried combining putting my api-function inside my store-function but so far without any luck at all. Can someone help me in the right direction? :)

The resource-controller - store function (which works in storing it to our mysql db): https://gist.github.com/olebulow/384c99458d397dec81ba

The api-function which i want to run after storing it to our mysql db: https://gist.github.com/olebulow/bda8b648b4ed98569fec

Any help is appreciated :)

Last updated 2 years ago.

jasonlewis

replied 11 years ago

Sounds like you need another class to wrap that API call in.

Create a new class and make sure it's going to be autoloaded. You might need to create a classes directory and then in your global start file add the directory to the class loader.

Economic.php

<?php

class Economic {

	public function pushCustomerData()
	{
		// Place your API call in here
	}

}

Then from within your store method you can get an instance of the Economic class and call the pushCustomerData method.

$economic = new Economic;

$economic->pushCustomerData();

This is just the basic idea. You might like to create a constructor on that class to simplify a few things, especially if you have a number of API calls that you make that re-use the same connection details.

Last updated 2 years ago.

olebulow

replied 11 years ago

Thanks mate, got the idea.. Great input ;)

Last updated 2 years ago.

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