Save multiple records based on user input in Cakephp - php

Question

What I'm using:
cakephp version 2.4.1
What I have:
table channel_settings with attributes (id, mask_id, provider_id, servicetype_id, channel_id, created, modified)
table channel_alert_defaults with attributes (id, provider_id, servicetype_id, channel_id)
In page add new channel_setting user can insert each provider to each servicetype to it's channel.
Now what I need is when user choose servicetype to --Any-- then besides this one record, there will be some multiple insert into database for some servicetype because some servicetype need different channel. Amount of multiple insert depent on how many a provider has servicetype setting and channel in table channel_alert_defaults
Here's existing system:
What I want now:
Here's what I'm trying, but I still don't get any idea how multiple insert code is
public function add() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
Controller::loadModel('Servicetype');
$this->Servicetype->recursive = -1;
$servicetype = $this->Servicetype->find('all');
$this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['mask_id'] = $this->Session->read('current_mask_id');
$maskid = $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['mask_id'];
$providerid = $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['provider_id'];
$servicetypeid = $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['servicetype_id'];
$this->ChannelSetting->create();
if ($this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['servicetype_id'] == 0) {
Controller::loadModel('ChannelAlertDefaults');
$this->ChannelAlertDefault->recursive = -1;
$channelalertdefault = $this->ChannelAlertDefaults->findByProviderId($providerid);
// loop insert goes here, I think...
if ($this->ChannelSetting->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The channel setting has been saved'), 'success');
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'add'));
}
else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The channel setting failed to save'));
}
} else {
if ($this->ChannelSetting->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The channel setting has been saved'), 'success');
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'add'));
}
else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The channel setting failed to save'));
}
}
if ($this->ChannelSetting->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The channel setting has been saved'), 'success');
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'add'));
}
else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The channel setting failed to save'));
}
}
}
PS: why I want this? So that I don't have to insert data one by one for each provider. Thank you

Answer 1

I can't test now but maybe you can try something like this:
$data = array(
[0] => array(
'MASK' => $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['mask_id'],
'PROVIDER' => $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['provider_id'],
'SERVICE_TYPE' => *all*
),
[1] => array(
'MASK' => $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['mask_id'],
'PROVIDER' => $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['provider_id'],
'SERVICE_TYPE' => *otp*
),
[2] => array(
'MASK' => $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['mask_id'],
'PROVIDER' => $this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['provider_id'],
'SERVICE_TYPE' => *httpalert*
)
);
$this->ChannelSetting->saveAll($data, array('deep' => true));

Answer 2

#Javi thank you for give me inspiration on how I should solve the problem.
What I've done:
1. count how many data from table channel_alert_defaults than correspondent to provider_id from user input
2. Make a loop insert into table channel_setting using saveAll
Here is my code:
Controller::loadModel('ChannelAlertDefault');
$this->ChannelAlertDefault->recursive = 1;
$channelalertdefault = $this->ChannelAlertDefault->findAllByProviderId($providerid);
$amount = count($channelalertdefault); // to count how many array
// Here is the loop...
if ($this->ChannelSetting->save($this->request->data)) {
for($i=0;$i<$amount;$i++) {
$this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['mask_id'] = $this->Session->read('current_mask_id');
$this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['provider_id'] = $channelalertdefault[$i]['ChannelAlertDefault']['provider_id'];
$this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['servicetype_id'] = $channelalertdefault[$i]['ChannelAlertDefault']['servicetype_id'];
$this->request->data['ChannelSetting']['channel_id'] = $channelalertdefault[$i]['ChannelAlertDefault']['channel_id'];
$this->ChannelSetting->saveAll($this->request->data);
}