Add notes fields on registration page

Author: jeromejaglale

app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php

@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ public function postRegister(Request $request)
         $email = $request->get('email2');
         $country = $request->get('country');
         $institution = $request->get('institution');
+        $notes = $request->get('notes');
 
         // check it's not a bot
         $honey_pot_email = $request->get('email');
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ public function postRegister(Request $request)
 
         $password = str_random(24);
 
-        $u = User::add($first_name, $last_name, $email, $password, $country, $institution);
+        $u = User::add($first_name, $last_name, $email, $password, $country, $institution, $notes);
 
         $t = [];
         $t['app_url'] = config('app.url');

app/User.php

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public function generateUsername()
         return $username;
     }
 
-    public static function add($first_name, $last_name, $email, $password, $country, $institution)
+    public static function add($first_name, $last_name, $email, $password, $country, $institution, $notes)
     {
         $user = new User();
 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public static function add($first_name, $last_name, $email, $password, $country,
         $user->email = $email;
         $user->country = $country;
         $user->institution = $institution;
+        $user->notes = $notes;
 
         $user->username = $user->generateUsername();
         $user->password = Hash::make($password);

database/migrations/2023_04_19_210008_alter_user_table_add_notes_field.php

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('user', function ($table) {
+            $table->text('notes')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('user', function ($table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('notes');
+        });
+    }
+};

resources/views/user/register.blade.php

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 	<div class="row">
 
-		<div class="col-md-5">
+		<div class="col-md-6">
 			{{ Form::open(array('url' => 'register', 'role' => 'form')) }}
 				<div class="honey-pot">
 					<label for="email">Do no fill this field, it's used to prevent spam</label>
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
 								<a href="/user/forgot-password/{{ old('email2') }}">Forgot your password?</a>
 							@endif
 						</div>
+
+					    <div class="form-group {{ $errors->first('notes') ? 'has-error' : ''}}">
+							{{ Form::label('notes', 'Tell us about yourself and your interest in the iReceptor Gateway') }} <span class="error">{{ $errors->first('notes') }}</span>
+							{{ Form::textarea('notes', '', array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
+						</div>
+
 					</div>
 				</div>