exchange/app/Http/Controllers/ChinaBankSlipController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\ChinaBankSlip;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
use Validator;

class ChinaBankSlipController extends Controller
{

    public function store(Request $request)
    {   
        // TODO : put this after check file exist 
        // validate file format 
        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
            'file'   => 'image|mimes:jpg,jpeg,bmp,png'
        ]);

        if($validator->fails())
        {
            return response()->json(['message'=>'Incorrect format'],200);
        }


        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
            'china_bank_slips'   => 'max:3072'
        ]);
        
        if($validator->fails())
        {
            return response()->json(['message'=>'Image too large, upload files up to 3 MB'], 400);
        }


        if($bankslip_file = $request->hasFile('china_slip_file')){
         
            $filename = $bankslip_file->getClientOriginalName();
            $ext = $bankslip_file->getClientOriginalExtension();
            $unique_name = 'cnbank_slip_' . md5($filename. time()); // probably not a good idea 
            $unique_image_path = $unique_name. '.' .$ext;
    
            // Upload Image
            $upload_path = Storage::disk('public')->putFileAs(
                'china_bank_slip', $bankslip_file, $unique_image_path
            ); 


        } else {
            return response()->json(['message'=>'file not found'],200);
        }
   
        $china_bankslip = new ChinaBankSlip;
        $china_bankslip ->actual_transfer_amount = $request->input('actual_transfer_amount');
        $china_bankslip ->date = $request->input('date');
        $china_bankslip ->details = $request->input('details');
        $china_bankslip ->china_bank_slip_path = $fileNameToStore;
        $china_bankslip ->save();
        
        return response()->json(['message'=>'success'], 201);
    }

}