Saving bulk data in a query - laravel - php

Question

I have a input field for entering numbers into a database. Now, a unique token is created for each number that is entered.
Now currently with my code below, when i enter [phone],[phone], it is saved into the database but both numbers are saved in the same column like
phone token
[phone],[phone] dfsfsfsdfsdfdsfs
But this is what i want
phone token
[phone] 1111112323242343
[phone] dfsfsfsdfsdfdsfs
Controller
public function send( Request $request)
{
do {
//generate a random string using Laravel's str_random helper
$token = str_random();
}
while (Invite::where('token', $token)->first());
$invite = Invite::create([
'phone' => $request->get('phone'),
'token' => $token
]);
return redirect()->back()->with('status','Message successfully sent');
}
How can i get this done please?

Answer 1

Explode the phone number and write a record in the database for each phone you get
public function send( Request $request)
{
foreach(explode(",", $request->get('phone')) as $phone){
do {
//generate a random string using Laravel's str_random helper
$token = str_random();
}while (Invite::where('token', $token)->first());
$invite = Invite::create([
'phone' => $phone,
'token' => $token
]);
}
return redirect()->back()->with('status','Message successfully sent');
}
Update
Seems like in a for loop the object is not being recreated. Use this approach instead
public function send( Request $request)
{
foreach(explode(",", $request->get('phone')) as $phone){
do {
//generate a random string using Laravel's str_random helper
$token = str_random();
}while (Invite::where('token', $token)->first());
$invite = new Invite;
$invite->phone = $phone;
$invite->token = $token;
$invite->save();
}
return redirect()->back()->with('status','Message successfully sent');
}

Answer 2

You can try this approach with recursive check of tokens.
P.S. You might need to make few adjustments to work 100% on your code.
public function send(Request $request){
$phones = explode("," $request->phone);
foreach($phones as $phone){
$token = $this->generateUniqueInviteToken();
if($token){
$invite = new Invite();
$invite->phone = $phone;
$invite->token = $token;
if($invite->save()){
return redirect()->back()->with('status', 'Message successfully sent');
}
return redirect()->back()->with('status', 'FAILED');
}
}
}
public function generateUniqueInviteToken(){
$token = str_random();
$checkedInvite = Invite::where("token", $token)->first();
if(!$checkedInvite){
return $token;
}else{
$this->generateUniqueInviteToken();
}
}