add the ability to edit your own thread

Author: Shawn McCool

app/controllers/ForumController.php

@@ -103,4 +103,36 @@ public function getEditThread($threadId)
 
         $this->view('forum.editthread', compact('thread', 'tags'));
     }
+
+    public function postEditThread($threadId)
+    {
+        $comment = $this->comments->requireForumThreadById($threadId);
+
+        // i hate everything about these controllers, it's awful
+        $form = $this->comments->getForumCreateForm();
+
+        if ( ! $form->isValid()) {
+            return $this->redirectBack(['errors' => $form->getErrors()]);
+        }
+
+        $comment->fill([
+            'title'         => Input::get('title'),
+            'body'          => Input::get('body'),
+        ]);
+
+        if ( ! $comment->isValid()) {
+            return $this->redirectBack(['errors' => $comment->getErrors()]);
+        }
+
+        $this->comments->save($comment);
+
+        // store tags
+        $tags = $this->tags->getTagsByIds(Input::get('tags'));
+        $comment->tags()->sync($tags->lists('id'));
+
+        // load new slug
+        $commentSlug = $comment->slug()->first()->slug;
+
+        return $this->redirectAction('ForumController@getThread', [$commentSlug]);
+    }
 }

app/routes.php

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 Route::get('forum/create-thread', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'ForumController@getCreateThread']);
 Route::post('forum/create-thread', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'ForumController@postCreateThread']);
 Route::get('forum/edit-thread/{threadId}', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'ForumController@getEditThread']);
+Route::post('forum/edit-thread/{threadId}', ['before' => 'auth', 'uses' => 'ForumController@postEditThread']);
 Route::get('forum/{slug}', ['before' => 'handle_slug', 'uses' => 'ForumController@getThread']);
 Route::post('forum/{slug}', ['before' => 'auth|handle_slug', 'uses' => 'ForumController@postThread']);
 

app/views/forum/editthread.blade.php

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{ Form::model($thread->resource) }}
+
     <fieldset>
         <legend>Create Thread</legend>
 
@@ -20,19 +21,19 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="row">
-                @if($tags->count() > 0)
-                    <h3>Describe your post with up to 3 tags</h3>
-                    {{ $errors->first('tags', '<small class="error">:message</small>') }}
-                    <ul class="tags">
-                        @foreach($tags as $tag)
-                            <li>
-                                <label>
-                                {{ Form::checkbox("tags[{$tag->id}]", $tag->id, isset($thread) ? $thread->hasTag($tag->id) : null) }} <span title="{{ $tag->description }}">{{ $tag->name }}</span>
-                                </label> - {{ $tag->description }}
-                            </li>
-                        @endforeach
-                    </ul>
-                @endif
+            @if($tags->count() > 0)
+                <h3>Describe your post with up to 3 tags</h3>
+                {{ $errors->first('tags', '<small class="error">:message</small>') }}
+                <ul class="tags">
+                    @foreach($tags as $tag)
+                        <li>
+                            <label>
+                            {{ Form::checkbox("tags[{$tag->id}]", $tag->id, isset($thread) ? $thread->hasTag($tag->id) : null) }} <span title="{{ $tag->description }}">{{ $tag->name }}</span>
+                            </label> - {{ $tag->description }}
+                        </li>
+                    @endforeach
+                </ul>
+            @endif
         </div>
 
         <div class="row">