Getting response()->json() as undefined in consolelog

I'm logged in still same thing

here it says toggleFollow($user) is an undefined method.

and if I use instance of User again like this

if ($authUser instanceof User && $user = User::find($request->user_id)) {
            return response()->json(['success' => $authUser->toggleFollow($user)]);
        }

        return response()->json(['success' => false]);

still getting null

OOPS! :)

Which means User model doesn't have toggleFollow method...

I've added these ofc

use Overtrue\LaravelFollow\Followable;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use Followable;
}

Remove vendor folder from your project and run

composer install

And never change anything in vendor folder.

Did that but still the same problem. And I never changed anything in vendor.

Show your composer.json file.

@michaloravec

{
    "name": "laravel/laravel",
    "type": "project",
    "description": "The Laravel Framework.",
    "keywords": [
        "framework",
        "laravel"
    ],
    "license": "MIT",
    "require": {
        "php": "^7.1.3",
        "fideloper/proxy": "^4.0",
        "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.2",
        "intervention/image": "^2.5",
        "laravel/framework": "5.8.*",
        "laravel/socialite": "^4.2.0",
        "laravel/tinker": "^1.0",
        "nesbot/carbon": "^2.45",
        "overtrue/laravel-follow": "^2.2",
        "unisharp/laravel-filemanager": "^2.2"
    },
    "require-dev": {
        "beyondcode/laravel-dump-server": "^1.0",
        "filp/whoops": "^2.0",
        "fzaninotto/faker": "^1.4",
        "mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
        "nunomaduro/collision": "^3.0",
        "phpunit/phpunit": "^7.5"
    },
    "config": {
        "optimize-autoloader": true,
        "preferred-install": "dist",
        "sort-packages": true
    },
    "extra": {
        "laravel": {
            "dont-discover": []
        }
    },
    "autoload": {
        "psr-4": {
            "App\": "app/"
        },
        "classmap": [
            "database/seeds",
            "database/factories"
        ]
    },
    "autoload-dev": {
        "psr-4": {
            "Tests\": "tests/"
        }
    },
    "minimum-stability": "dev",
    "prefer-stable": true,
    "scripts": {
        "post-autoload-dump": [
            "Illuminate\Foundation\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump",
            "@php artisan package:discover --ansi"
        ],
        "post-root-package-install": [
            "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
        ],
        "post-create-project-cmd": [
            "@php artisan key:generate --ansi"
        ]
    }
}

For which reason do you use Laravl 5.8?

@michaloravec

It is just my old project I was upgrading some stuff. I upgraded to version 6 the problem is same.

Everything is ok. as I said everything is working i.e. user is getting followed and unfollowed but the console log it logs undefined.

toggleFollow is a method inside followable trait

if the database is updated and everything work as expected then I think you forgot to return value in toggleFollow method

Brother it is all correct in the traits no problem with trait, the response code is ok but the response in getting null

have you been advised that the toggleFollow() function has a return value?

If it has no return value then why he assigned it to the $response variable ??

for 'shits and giggles' as they say

Someone suggested We shouldn't be touching the traits files of the package.Should I add something in that?

public function follow($user)
    {
        $isPending = $user->needsToApproveFollowRequests() ?: false;

        $this->followings()->attach($user, [
            'accepted_at' => $isPending ? null : now()
        ]);

        return ['pending' => $isPending];
    }

    /**
     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|int $user
     */
    public function unfollow($user)
    {
        $this->followings()->detach($user);
    }

    /**
     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|int $user
     *
     */
    public function toggleFollow($user)
    {
        $this->isFollowing($user) ? $this->unfollow($user) : $this->follow($user);
    }

Here is the methods in the trait files. PS: I don't know why are you mocking that way?

@yanikkumar attach and detach methods both of them return null Try sync() method which returns an array of attached ids

if you want to unsync then pass an empty array to sync method

You will see toggleFollow has no return value, hence null in your response.

And don't touch files in the vendor folder.

If you want the package to behave differently, either raise an issue with the author or create your own fork

@snapey I think sync method might solve his problem, right?

@snapey Sorry, I didn't read this line:

Someone suggested We shouldn't be touching the traits files of the package. Should I add something in that?

I thought he is using his own trait.

@snapey Code is working all good. I was just trying to use jquery and access the attach and detach method so that I can easily change the text value once follow button is clicked.

@yanikkumar You can check whether the status code is 200 in case you are just trying to change the text of the button

query the follower status after toggle and return that.

$user = User::find($request->user_id));

Auth::user()->toggleFollow($user);

return response()->json(['following' => Auth::user()->isFollowing($user)]);

will return 200 status and true if following and false if not

Thankyou so much you cleared out my way sir. That was really helpful. I found out the way to continue further. Also this was a good idea to perform the action. Really appreciated, I was working on for getting 200 status with this but it was always returning true

$authUser->toggleFollow($user);

return response()->json(['success' => true]);

but @snapey thanks. Thanks again and thankyou all of you for your help.