cloning accessories first bit

app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php

@@ -115,6 +115,36 @@ class AccessoriesController extends Controller
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a view that presents a form to clone an accessory.
+     *
+     * @author [J. Vinsmoke]
+     * @param int $accessoryId
+     * @since [v6.0]
+     * @return View
+     */
+    public function getClone($accessoryId = null)
+    {
+
+        $this->authorize('create', Accesory::class);
+
+        // Check if the asset exists
+        if (is_null($accessory_to_clone = Accessory::find($accessoryId))) {
+            // Redirect to the asset management page
+            return redirect()->route('accessory.index')->with('error', trans('admin/accessories/message.does_not_exist'));
+        }
+
+        $accessory = clone $accessory_to_clone;
+        $accessory->id = null;
+        $accessory->location_id = null;
+
+        //duplicate the image for the cloned accessory
+        copy('uploads/accessories/usb-keyboard.jpg','uploads/accessories/testimage.jpg');
+
+        return view('accessories/edit')
+            ->with('item', $accessory);
+
+    }
 
     /**
      * Save edited Accessory from form post

app/Http/Transformers/AccessoriesTransformer.php

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Transformers;
 
 use App\Helpers\Helper;
 use App\Models\Accessory;
-use Gate;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class AccessoriesTransformer
             'checkin' =>  false,
             'update' => Gate::allows('update', Accessory::class),
             'delete' => Gate::allows('delete', Accessory::class),
+            'clone' => (Gate::allows('create', Accessory::class) && ($accessory->created_at == 'datetime')),
         ];
 
         $permissions_array['user_can_checkout'] = false;

resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
               <a href="{{ route('accessories.edit', $accessory->id) }}">{{ trans('admin/accessories/general.edit') }}</a>
             </li>
             @endcan
+            @can('update', \App\Models\Accessory::class)
+            <li role="menuitem">
+              <a href="{{ route('clone/accessories', $accessory->id) }}">Clone</a>
+            </li>
+            @endcan
           </ul>
         </div>
     @endcan

routes/web/accessories.php

@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'accessories', 'middleware' => ['auth']], function ()
         [Accessories\AccessoriesFilesController::class, 'show']
     )->name('show.accessoryfile');
 
+    Route::get('{accessoryId}/clone',
+            [Accessories\AccessoriesController::class, 'getClone']
+        )->name('clone/accessories');
+
+    Route::post('{accessoryId}/clone', 
+        [Accessories\AccessoriesController::class, 'postCreate']
+    );
+
 });
 
 Route::resource('accessories', Accessories\AccessoriesController::class, [