form improvements

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
     protected function validator(array $data)
     {
         return Validator::make($data, [
-            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255|regex:/^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$/',
             'email' => 'required|string|email|max:255|unique:users',
             'password' => 'required|string|min:6|confirmed',
         ]);
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
     {
         return User::create([
             'name' => $data['name'],
+            'title' => $data['name'], // display name - by default, init to name
             'email' => $data['email'],
             'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
         ]);

app/Http/Controllers/TableController.php

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Models\Table;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class TableController extends Controller
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ class TableController extends Controller
      */
     public function create()
     {
-        $exampleColSpec =
+        $exampleColumns =
             "latin, string, Latin Name\n".
             "common, string, Common Name\n".
             "lifespan, int, Lifespan (years)";
@@ -24,21 +25,32 @@ class TableController extends Controller
             "Patella vulgata, common limpet, 20";
 
         return view('table.create',
-            compact('exampleColSpec', 'exampleData')
+            compact('exampleColumns', 'exampleData')
         );
     }
 
     public function storeNew(Request $request)
     {
+        $u = \Auth::user();
+
         $this->validate($request, [
-            'table-name' => 'required',
-            'table-descr' => 'string|nullable',
+            'name' => 'required',
+            'title' => 'string|nullable',
+            'description' => 'string|nullable',
             'license' => 'string|nullable',
             'upstream' => 'string|nullable',
-            'col-spec' => 'required',
-            'row-data' => 'string|nullable',
+            'columns' => 'required',
+            'data' => 'string|nullable',
         ]);
 
+        // Check if table name is unique for user
+        $name = $request->get('name');
+        if ($u->tables()->where('name', $name)->exists()) {
+            return back()->withErrors([
+                'title' => "A table called \"$name\" already exists in your account.",
+            ]);
+        }
+
         return "Ok.";
     }
 }