To create the invitation system, we need to save the invitations themselves in the database.
Model and DB Fields
So, let's create a Model with Migration.
php artisan make:model Invitation -mFor the invitation, we need these fields:
- Tenant ID to know for which tenant user is being invited
- Some random token for security
- And whether it was accepted
database/migrations/xxx_create_invitations_table.php:
Schema::create('invitations', function (Blueprint $table) { $table->id(); $table->foreignId('tenant_id')->constrained(); $table->string('email'); $table->string('token'); $table->timestamp('accepted_at')->nullable(); $table->timestamps();});app/Models/Invitation.php:
class Invitation extends Model{ protected $fillable = [ 'tenant_id', 'email', 'token', 'accepted_at', ];}Form to Invite Users
Next, we need a form on the user's page with one email input.
resources/views/users/index.blade.php:
<x-app-layout> <x-slot name="header"> <h2 class="font-semibold text-xl text-gray-800 leading-tight"> {{ __('Users') }} </h2> </x-slot> <div class="py-12"> <div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto sm:px-6 lg:px-8"> <div class="bg-white overflow-hidden shadow-sm sm:rounded-lg"> <div class="p-6 bg-white border-b border-gray-200"> Coming soon. <form method="POST" action="{{ route('users.store') }}"> @csrf <!-- Email Address --> <div class="mt-4"> <x-input-label for="email" :value="__('Email')" /> <x-text-input id="email" class="block mt-1 w-full" type="email" name="email" :value="old('email')" required autocomplete="username" /> <x-input-error :messages="$errors->get('email')" class="mt-2" /> </div> <div class="mt-4"> <x-primary-button> {{ __('Send Invitation') }} </x-primary-button> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div></x-app-layout>
Process the Invitation Submit
The form submission will lead to the store() method in the UserController. We will need validation, and we will...