Add a button to mark all private messages as read

app/Http/Controllers/PrivateMessageController.php

@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ class PrivateMessageController extends Controller
         return view('pm.inbox', ['pms' => $pms, 'user' => $user]);
     }
 
+    public function markAllAsRead(Request $request, $username, $id)
+    {
+        $user = Auth::user();
+        $pms = PrivateMessage::where('reciever_id', '=', $request->user()->id)->get();
+        foreach ($pms as $pm) {
+            $pm->read = 1;
+            $pm->save();
+        }
+
+        return $this->getPrivateMessages($request, $username, $id);
+    }
+
     /**
      * View The Message
      *

resources/lang/en/pm.php

@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ return [
     'send' => 'Send',
     'create' => 'Create',
     'select' => 'Select A User',
+    'mark-all-read' => "Mark all messages as read",
 ];

resources/views/pm/inbox.blade.php

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
           <div class="col-md-2">
             <div class="block">
               <a href="{{ route('create', array('username' => Auth::user()->username, 'id' => Auth::user()->id)) }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">{{ trans('pm.new') }}</a>
+              <a href="{{ route('mark-all-read', array('username' => Auth::user()->username, 'id' => Auth::user()->id)) }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">{{ trans('pm.mark-all-read') }}</a>
               <div class="separator"></div>
               <div class="list-group">
                 <a href="{{ route('inbox', array('username' => Auth::user()->username, 'id' => Auth::user()->id)) }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">{{ trans('pm.inbox') }}</a>

routes/web.php

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function () {
     Route::get('/{username}.{id}/message/{pmid}', 'PrivateMessageController@getPrivateMessageById')->name('message');
     Route::get('/{username}.{id}/outbox', 'PrivateMessageController@getPrivateMessagesSent')->name('outbox');
     Route::get('/{username}.{id}/create', 'PrivateMessageController@makePrivateMessage')->name('create');
+    Route::any('/{username}.{id}/mark-all-read', 'PrivateMessageController@markAllAsRead')->name('mark-all-read');
     Route::post('/send-private-message', 'PrivateMessageController@sendPrivateMessage')->name('send-pm');
     Route::any('/reply-private-message/{pmid}', 'PrivateMessageController@replyPrivateMessage')->name('reply-pm');
     Route::any('/{username}.{id}/searchPM', 'PrivateMessageController@searchPM')->name('searchPM');