added function to search for a pilot's name, and add pilot by name

app/Http/Controllers/FleetsController.php

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use DB;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 
 use App\Library\Fleet;
+use App\Library\Esi;
 
 
 class FleetsController extends Controller
@@ -113,8 +114,25 @@ class FleetsController extends Controller
         } else {
             return view('inc.error')->with('error', $error);
         }
+    }
 
-        
+    public function addPilotName($fleetId, $name) {
+        $newPilot = new Fleet();
+        $esiHelper = new Esi();
+
+        //Retrieve the fleet data
+        $fleet = DB::table('Fleets')->where('fleet', $fleetId)->get();
+        //Search for the pilot's character id through his name
+        $charId = $esiHelper->FindCharacterId($name);
+        //Add the pilot to the fleet
+        $error = $newPilot->AddPilot($fleet[0]->character_id, $charId, $fleetId);
+        //If we don't have an error go back to the dashboard, 
+        //Otherwise, send the user to the error screen and print the error out.
+        if($error === null) {
+            return view('/dashboard')->with('success', 'Invite for fleet sent.');
+        } else {
+            return view('inc.error')->with('error', $error);
+        }
     }
 
     public function updateFleet() {

app/Library/Esi.php

@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 <?php
 
-use App\Models\EsiScope;
-
 use DB;
 
+use App\Models\EsiScope;
+
+use Seat\Eseye\Cache\NullCache;
+use Seat\Eseye\Configuration;
+use Seat\Eseye\Containers\EsiAuthentication;
+use Seat\Eseye\Eseye;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a few ESI helper functions for the program
+ */
 class Esi {
 
     /**
@@ -25,6 +33,27 @@ class Esi {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public function FindCharacterId($name) {
+        $config = config('esi');
+        //Create the esi authentication container
+        $authentication = new EsiAuthentication([
+            'client_id' => $config['esi']['client_id'],
+            'secret' => $config['esi']['secret'],
+        ]);
+        //Create the esi container
+        $esi = new Eseye($authentication);
+        $character = $esi->setQueryString([
+            'categories' => 'character',
+            'language' => 'en-us',
+            'search' => $name,
+            'strict' => 'true',
+        ])->invoke('get', '/search/');
+
+        $character = json_decode($character, true);
+
+        return $character['character'];
+    }
+
 }
 
 ?>