ItemController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\Item;
use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;

class ItemController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        return Item::orderBy('created_at', 'DESC')->get();
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function create()
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $newItem = new Item;
        $newItem->name = $request->item["name"];

        $base64img = $request->item["image"];
        $ext = explode('/', mime_content_type($base64img))[1];
        $filename = uniqid(rand(), true) . '.' . $ext;
        $src = explode(',', $base64img);
        $img = base64_decode($src[1]);
        Storage::disk('public')->put($filename, $img);
        if (Storage::disk('public')->exists($filename)) {
            $newItem->image = Storage::url($filename);
        }
        $newItem->save();
        return $newItem;
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function show($id)
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function edit($id)
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $item = Item::find( $id );
        if( $item ) {
            $item->completed = $request->item['completed'] ? true : false;
            $item->completed_at = $request->item['completed'] ? Carbon::now() : null;
            $item->save();
            return $item;
        }
        return "Item not found";
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function destroy($id)
    {
        $item = Item::find( $id );
        if( $item ) {
            $item->delete();
            return "Item successfully deleted.";
        }
        return "Item not found";
    }
}