citrus-cms/app/Http/Controllers/ColumnCommentController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\ColumnComment;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;

class ColumnCommentController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Save a new column comment
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse
     */
    public function saveComment(Request $request)
    {
        // Validate the request
        $validated = $request->validate([
            'table_name' => 'required|string',
            'record_id' => 'required|numeric',
            'column_name' => 'required|string',
            'comment' => 'required|string',
            'column_value' => 'nullable|string',
        ]);
        
        try {
            // Create the comment
            $comment = ColumnComment::create([
                'table_name' => $validated['table_name'],
                'record_id' => $validated['record_id'],
                'column_name' => $validated['column_name'],
                'comment' => $validated['comment'],
                'column_value' => $validated['column_value'] ?? null,
                'user_id' => u()->id,
                'ip_address' => $request->ip(),
            ]);
            
            return response()->json([
                'success' => true,
                'message' => 'Comment saved successfully',
                'comment' => $comment
            ]);
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            return response()->json([
                'success' => false,
                'message' => 'Failed to save comment: ' . $e->getMessage()
            ], 500);
        }
    }
}