app/Http/Controllers/Gallery/PhotoCommentController.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use App\PhotoComment;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 
 class PhotoCommentController extends Controller
 {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class PhotoCommentController extends Controller
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function store(StorePhotoCommentRequest $request, $albumUrlAlias, $photoFilename)
+    public function store(Request $request, $albumUrlAlias, $photoFilename)
     {
         $album = DbHelper::getAlbumByPath($albumUrlAlias);
         if (is_null($album))
@@ -64,11 +65,9 @@ class PhotoCommentController extends Controller
             return redirect($photo->url());
         }
 
-        $comment = new PhotoComment();
-        $comment->photo_id = $photo->id;
-        $comment->fill($request->only(['commentor_email', 'commentor_name', 'comment_text']));
-
         // Validate and link the parent comment, if provided
+        // We do this here so if the validation fails, we still have the parent comment available in the catch block
+        $parentComment = null;
         if ($request->has('parent_comment_id'))
         {
             $parentComment = $photo->comments()->where('id', intval($request->get('parent_comment_id')))->first();
@@ -78,27 +77,53 @@ class PhotoCommentController extends Controller
                 $request->getSession()->flash('success', trans('gallery.photo_comment_posted_successfully'));
                 return redirect($photo->url());
             }
-
-            $comment->parent_comment_id = $parentComment->id;
         }
 
-        $user = $this->getUser();
+        try
-        if (!is_null($user) && !$user->isAnonymous())
         {
-            $comment->created_user_id = $user->id;
+            $this->validate($request, [
+                'commentor_name' => 'required|max:255',
+                'commentor_email' => 'sometimes|max:255|email',
+                'comment_text' => 'required'
+            ]);
+
+            $comment = new PhotoComment();
+            $comment->photo_id = $photo->id;
+            $comment->fill($request->only(['commentor_email', 'commentor_name', 'comment_text']));
+
+            if (!is_null($parentComment))
+            {
+                $comment->parent_comment_id = $parentComment->id;
+            }
+
+            $user = $this->getUser();
+            if (!is_null($user) && !$user->isAnonymous())
+            {
+                $comment->created_user_id = $user->id;
+            }
+
+            $comment->save();
+
+            $request->getSession()->flash('success', trans('gallery.photo_comment_posted_successfully'));
+
+            if ($request->isXmlHttpRequest())
+            {
+                return response()->json(['redirect_url' => $photo->url()]);
+            } else
+            {
+                return redirect($photo->url());
+            }
         }
-
+        catch (ValidationException $e)
-        $comment->save();
-
-        $request->getSession()->flash('success', trans('gallery.photo_comment_posted_successfully'));
-
-        if ($request->isXmlHttpRequest())
         {
-            return response()->json(['redirect_url' => $photo->url()]);
+            if (!is_null($parentComment))
-        }
+            {
-        else
+                return redirect()->to($photo->replyToCommentFormUrl($parentComment->id))->withErrors($e->errors());
-        {
+            }
-            return redirect($photo->url());
+            else
+            {
+                return redirect()->back()->withErrors($e->errors());
+            }
         }
     }
 }

app/Http/Requests/StorePhotoCommentRequest.php

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Http\Requests;
-
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
-
-class StorePhotoCommentRequest extends FormRequest
-{
-    /**
-     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function authorize()
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function rules()
-    {
-        return [
-            'commentor_name' => 'required|max:255',
-            'commentor_email' => 'sometimes|max:255|email',
-            'comment_text' => 'required'
-        ];
-    }
-}

resources/assets/js/gallery.js

@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ function PhotoViewModel(urls) {
             var formData = form.serialize();
             $.post(formUrl, formData, function(result)
             {
-                window.location = result.redirect_url;
+                if (result.redirect_url)
+                {
+                    window.location = result.redirect_url;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    $('#comment-reply-form-content').html(result);
+                }
             });
         },
         replyToComment: function(e) {