How to use Request::user() inside a controller in Laravel 5? - php

Question

I'm developing this to store users "Orders" in a batch.
My doubt is: How do I request user data inside the OrderController store()
I already debugged this and $id_user is null, probably because I'm already using Request::get for the form data.
I could pass the $id_user from the form inputs, but I guess it's not secure.
public function store(Request $request)
{
$quantities = Request::get('quantity');
$products = Request::get('id_product');
$hash_card = Request::get('hash_card');
$user = Request::user();
$id_user = $user->id_user;
$total_products = count($products);
for($i=0;$i<$total_products;$i++){
if($quantities[$i]>0){
$id_product = $products[$i];
$quantity = $quantities[$i];
$product=Product::find($id_product);
$product_price=$product->price;
$order_data[] = [
'id_user' => $id_user,
'id_product' => $id_product,
'quantity' => $quantity,
'product_price' => $product_price,
'hash_card' => $hash_card
];
}
}
Order::insert($order_data);
return redirect('pedidos?add&card='.$hash_card);
}
Any help is welcome!

Answer 1

Do you have debugging on, by any chance? Because this script shouldn't run at all. You shouldn't be able to call the method statically.
Try this:
public function store(Request $request)
{
$quantities = $request->quantity;
$products = $request->id_product;
$hash_card = $request->hash_card;
$id_user = $request->user()->id;
$total_products = count($products);
for($i=0;$i<$total_products;$i++){
if($quantities[$i]>0){
$id_product = $products[$i];
$quantity = $quantities[$i];
$product=Product::find($id_product);
$product_price=$product->price;
$order_data[] = [
'id_user' => $id_user,
'id_product' => $id_product,
'quantity' => $quantity,
'product_price' => $product_price,
'hash_card' => $hash_card
];
}
}
Order::insert($order_data);
return redirect('pedidos?add&card='.$hash_card);
}