Pony.fm/app/Commands/CreateCommentCommand.php

<?php

namespace App\Commands;

use App\Comment;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;

class CreateCommentCommand extends CommandBase
{
    private $_input;
    private $_id;
    private $_type;

    function __construct($type, $id, $input)
    {
        $this->_input = $input;
        $this->_id = $id;
        $this->_type = $type;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        $user = \Auth::user();

        return $user != null;
    }

    /**
     * @throws \Exception
     * @return CommandResponse
     */
    public function execute()
    {
        $rules = [
            'content' => 'required',
            'track_id' => 'exists:tracks,id',
            'albums_id' => 'exists:albums,id',
            'playlist_id' => 'exists:playlists,id',
            'profile_id' => 'exists:users,id',
        ];

        $validator = Validator::make($this->_input, $rules);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            return CommandResponse::fail($validator);
        }

        $comment = new Comment();
        $comment->user_id = Auth::user()->id;
        $comment->content = $this->_input['content'];

        if ($this->_type == 'track') {
            $column = 'track_id';
        } else {
            if ($this->_type == 'user') {
                $column = 'profile_id';
            } else {
                if ($this->_type == 'album') {
                    $column = 'album_id';
                } else {
                    if ($this->_type == 'playlist') {
                        $column = 'playlist_id';
                    } else {
                        App::abort(500);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        $comment->$column = $this->_id;
        $comment->save();

        return CommandResponse::succeed(Comment::mapPublic($comment));
    }
}