Check if laravel model got saved or query got executed

Question

I\'ve seen alot of people using this way to check if a laravel model got saved. So now I wonder if it is a safe way.

And also can I check if the queries bellow got e

Answer 1

/**
 * Store a newly created country in storage.
 *
 * @url /country
 * @method POST
 * @param Request $request
 * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse
 */
public function store(Request $request)
{
  # Filer & only get specific parameters.
  $request = $request->only('code', 'name', 'status');

  # Assign login user(Auth Control).
  $request['created_by'] = Auth::user()->id;

  # Insert data into `countries` table.
  $country = Country::create($request);

  if(!$country)
    throw new Exception('Error in saving data.');
}