FEATURE #1528: add button for creating slider from gallery

app/Models/Widget.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 
 /**
  * Class Widget
@@ -22,5 +23,36 @@ class Widget extends Model
 
     protected $guarded = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Create new widget of given type
+     * 
+     * @param WidgetType $widgetType
+     * @param            $data
+     *
+     * @return Widget
+     */
+    public function createNew(WidgetType $widgetType, $data) {
+        // create new widget
+        $widget = new Widget();
+        $widget->widget_type_handler = $widgetType->handler;
+        $widget->user_id = \Auth::user()->id;
+        $widget->name = $data->name;
+
+        // save description if available
+        if (isset($data->description)) {
+            $widget->description = $data->description;
+        }
+
+        $widget = call_user_func([$widgetType->handler, 'save'], $widget, $data);
+
+        // save into database
+        $widget->save();
+
+        // fire event with newly created widget
+        Event::fire(new \App\Events\CreateNewWidget($widget));
+
+        return $widget;
+    }
+
         
 }