id)->where('name', $name)->first(); if (is_null($pref) && is_null($default)) { // return NULL return null; } if (!is_null($pref)) { return $pref; } return $this->set($name, $default); } /** * @param $name * @param $value * * @return \Preference */ public function set($name, $value) { $pref = Preference::where('user_id', Auth::user()->id)->where('name', $name)->first(); if (is_null($pref)) { $pref = new Preference; $pref->name = $name; $pref->user()->associate(Auth::user()); } $pref->data = $value; $pref->save(); return $pref; } }