Nothing added to database about laravel-follow

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$user = Auth::user()->id; 
$user->follow($professional);

$user is an integer, not an object.

So how to solve this? I'm stuck at this point
i also tried $user = Auth::user();

But that doesn't add anything to the database either

[overtrue]

plz paste the User and Professional Model used traits.

User.php
use Overtrue\LaravelFollow\Traits\CanFollow; use Overtrue\LaravelFollow\Traits\CanLike; use Overtrue\LaravelFollow\Traits\CanFavorite; use Overtrue\LaravelFollow\Traits\CanVote; use CanFollow; use CanLike; use CanFavorite; use CanVote;

Professional.php
use Overtrue\LaravelFollow\Traits\CanBeFollowed; use Overtrue\LaravelFollow\Traits\CanBeLiked; use CanBeLiked; use CanBeFollowed;

[overtrue]

Did you confirmed that $user->follow($professional) was processed?

I checked in the database and nothing has been added.

[overtrue]

you can test it in Tinker:

$user = User::find(1);
$professional = Professional::find(1); 

$user->follow($professional); 

That adds a record in the database when i followed your code and tested in tinker

Here is the link with the screenshot https://ibb.co/fbLhCn

[overtrue]

so, plz check you controller code.

public function followProfessional($slug)
    {
      $professional = Professional::where('slug', $slug)->first();
      if(! $professional) {

         return redirect()->back()->with('error', 'Professional does not exist.');
       }

      $user = Auth::user();
      $user->follow($professional);
      return redirect()->back()->with('success', 'You are currently following this professional.');
    }

Is this code right? I know im making a mistake somewhere

[overtrue]

Sorry, You can using dd() function to debug you code, confirm every variable is expected.

When i removed this from the controller code above, it adds a record but adds a 0 in followable_id

if(! $professional) {
         return redirect()->back()->with('error', 'Professional does not exist.');
 }

dd() gives me a null displayed nothing else

[overtrue]

dd($professional);

I mean dd($professional); gives me a null. Here are the screenshots

1. https://ibb.co/ijUCdS
2. https://ibb.co/f14657

and the code

public function followProfessional($slug)
    {
      $professional = Professional::where('slug', $slug)->first();
      
      $user = Auth::user();
      $user->follow($professional);
      dd($professional);
    }

[overtrue]

So, The result is you Professional::where('slug', $slug)->first() cannot find the $professional.

[overtrue]

every thing is OK, but problem is there is no matched slug professional exists.

But if you see in the image 1. i sent. When i tested in the tinker it added App\Models\Professional to the followable type but when i tried with the code above from view button it added App\Models\User;

Is that also an error?

I changed the code to

public function followProfessional(ProfessionalCategory $professionalcategory, $slug)
    {
      $professional = Professional::where('slug', $slug)->first();

      $user = Auth::user();
      $user->follow($professional);
      dd($professional);
    }

and now dd shows

Professional {#378 ▼
  #appends: array:1 [▶]
  #table: "professionals"
  #fillable: array:27 [▶]
  #connection: "mysql"
  #primaryKey: "id"
  #keyType: "int"
  +incrementing: true
  #with: []
  #withCount: []
  #perPage: 15
  +exists: true
  +wasRecentlyCreated: false
  #attributes: array:33 [▶]
  #original: array:33 [▶]
  #changes: []
  #casts: []
  #dates: []
  #dateFormat: null
  #dispatchesEvents: []
  #observables: []
  #relations: []
  #touches: []
  +timestamps: true
  #hidden: []
  #visible: []
  #guarded: array:1 [▶]
  #forceDeleting: false
  #autoTagTmp: null
  #autoTagSet: false

And the record is added to the database with the right followable type App\Models\Professional

Thank you so much @overtrue for your valuable time.

I really love your package. More than that the support you provided here. Wonderful

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