From 517c2a71f7cee2124a2e61c74ac750971d8eac6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: raccoon254 <tomsteve187@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 08:40:58 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Correctly show messages for the user if already added to
 mailing list

---
 app/Livewire/Newsletter.php                   |  9 +++++-
 resources/views/livewire/newsletter.blade.php | 31 ++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/Livewire/Newsletter.php b/app/Livewire/Newsletter.php
index a75dc84..df01cee 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Newsletter.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Newsletter.php
@@ -11,13 +11,20 @@ class Newsletter extends Component
     public $email;
 
     protected $rules = [
-        'email' => 'required|email|unique:subscribers,email',
+        'email' => 'required|email',
     ];
 
     public function subscribe(): void
     {
         $this->validate();
 
+        //if the email already exists in the database, return an error message
+        if (Subscriber::where('email', $this->email)->exists()) {
+            session()->flash('message', 'You have already subscribed to the newsletter!');
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         Subscriber::create(['email' => $this->email]);
 
         session()->flash('message', 'You have successfully subscribed to the newsletter!');
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/newsletter.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/newsletter.blade.php
index a8795ed..9673368 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/newsletter.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/newsletter.blade.php
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-<div class="center bg-blue-500 p-4 md:p-14">
-    <form class="w-full max-w-md flex flex-col gap-4 center bg-blue-500 items-center" wire:submit.prevent="subscribe">
-        @csrf
-        <x-text-input type="email" name="email" autocomplete="email" placeholder="Your email address" required />
-        @error('email')
-        <p class="text-xs text-red-500">{{ $message }}</p>
-        @enderror
-        <button class="py-2 text-blue-500 font-semibold w-full bg-white px-4 rounded-md ring" type="submit">
-            Subscribe
-            <i class="fas fa-paper-plane"></i>
-        </button>
-    </form>
+<div class="">
+    @if (session()->has('message'))
+        <div class="text-white w-full alert alert-warning rounded-none bg-green-500">
+            {{ session('message') }}
+        </div>
+    @endif
+    <div class="center flex-col bg-blue-500 p-4 md:p-14">
+        <form class="w-full max-w-md flex flex-col gap-4 center bg-blue-500 items-center" wire:submit.prevent="subscribe">
+            @csrf
+            <x-text-input type="email" wire:model="email" autocomplete="email" placeholder="Your email address" required />
+            @error('email')
+            <p class="text-xs text-red-500">{{ $message }}</p>
+            @enderror
+            <button class="py-2 text-blue-500 font-semibold w-full bg-white px-4 rounded-md ring" type="submit">
+                Subscribe
+                <i class="fas fa-paper-plane"></i>
+            </button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
 </div>