Eloquent multiple rows insert and in one array loop - php

Question

I have user input following the rules below;
public function rules()
{
return [
'phone_number' => 'required|array',
'amount' => 'required|string|max:4',
'phone_number_debit' => 'required|string|max:15',
];
}
I would want to save the data in a model Transaction. For the phone_number it is an array that could have one value or multiple. So that leaves for foreach loop.
This is what I want to achieve, save different rows determined by the number of records in the array.
$transaction = new Trasaction();
$transaction->phone_number = $req->phone_number; //Value in the array
$transaction->amount = $req->amount;
$transaction->phone_number_debit = $req->phone_number_debit;
$transaction->save();
Save diffrent records according to the records in the phone_number array.
However I can not think of a way to achieve this.
Anyone?

Answer 1

try this :
$data = request(['amount', 'phone_number', 'phone_number_debit']);
foreach($data['phone_number'] as $phone_number) {
Trasaction::create([
'amount' => $data['amout'],
'phone_number' => $phone_number,
'phone_number_debit' => $data['phone_number_debit']
]);
}
make sure in your Trasaction modal you've set to fillable property like this :
class Trasaction extends Model
{
protected $fillable = ['amount', 'phone_number', 'phone_number_debit'];
}

Answer 2

There are many ways to do this, in a nutshell:
collect(request('phone_number'))->each(function ($phone) use ($req) {
$transaction = new Trasaction();
$transaction->phone_number = $phone; // element of the array
$transaction->amount = $req->amount;
$transaction->phone_number_debit = $req->phone_number_debit;
$transaction->save();
});
TL;DR
One-to-Many Relationship
In order to get a better code, you can create a transaction_phones table, creating a one-to-many relationship.
You'll create a TransactionPhone model and add this:
public function transaction()
{
return $this->belongsTo(Transaction::class);
}
The TransactionPhone migration:
Schema::create('transaction_phones', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->integer('transaction_id');
$table->string('phone_number');
$table->timestamps();
});
In your Transaction model you'll have the inverse:
public function phones()
{
return $this->hasMany(TransactionPhone::class);
}
public function addPhone($phone)
{
return $this->phones()->create(['phone_number' => $phone]);
}
And in you Controller:
$transaction = Trasaction::create(request()->only('amount', 'phone_number_debit'));
collect(request('phone_number'))->each(function ($phone) use ($transaction) {
$transaction->addPhone($phone);
});
I hope this answer can help you.