Add values to pivot table laravel - php

Question

When I want to save a reaction to a ticket I've three tables (in laravel):
-Tickets
-Reaction
-Reaction_Tickets (pivot table)
When I want to save a reaction I do it like this:
public function addReaction(Request $request, $slug)
{
$ticket = Ticket::whereSlug($slug)->firstOrFail();
$reaction = new reactions(array(
'user_id' => Auth::user()->id,
'content' => $request->get('content')
));
return redirect('/ticket/'.$slug)->with('Reactie is toegevoegd.');
}
But now of course it's not added to the pivot table. And I can't add it because I don't have a model of it. What's the right way of doing this?
EDIT:
-Tickets
public function reactions()
{
return $this->belongsToMany('App\reactions');
}
-Reactions
public function tickets()
{
return $this->hasOne('App\tickets');
}

Answer 1

From the Laravel documentation, you need to save and attach the Reaction to the Ticket:
$reaction = new reactions(array(
'user_id' => Auth::user()->id,
'content' => $request->get('content')
));
$reaction->save(); // Now has an ID
$tickets->reactions()->attach($reaction->id);
In your Ticket model, you need to have the relationship defined:
class Ticket extends Model {
protected $table = "tickets";
public function reactions(){
return $this->belongsToMany("App\Reaction");
}
}
And you should have the inverse defined on Reaction:
class Reaction extends Model {
protected $table = "reactions";
public function tickets(){
return $this->belongsToMany("App\Ticket");
}
}
If your models are set-up like so, you shouldn't have any issue attaching the new Reaction to your existing Ticket via your pivot table.