created newsletter controller

Author: owenbcoding

app/Http/Controllers/NewsletterController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Mail\WaitlistWelcome;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+use Resend;
+
+class NewsletterController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Add an email to the waitlist (Resend contacts) and send a welcome email via Resend.
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'email' => ['required', 'email'],
+        ], [
+            'email.required' => 'Please enter your email address.',
+            'email.email' => 'Please enter a valid email address.',
+        ]);
+
+        $key = config('services.resend.key');
+        if (! $key) {
+            Log::warning('Newsletter signup attempted but RESEND_API_KEY is not set.');
+
+            return back()->with('newsletter_error', 'Signup is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.');
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $resend = Resend::client($key);
+            $resend->contacts->create([
+                'email' => $validated['email'],
+                'unsubscribed' => false,
+            ]);
+
+            $segmentId = config('services.resend.segment_id');
+            if ($segmentId) {
+                $resend->contacts->segments->add($validated['email'], $segmentId);
+            }
+
+            try {
+                Mail::mailer('resend')
+                    ->to($validated['email'])
+                    ->send(new WaitlistWelcome);
+            } catch (\Throwable $mailError) {
+                Log::warning('Waitlist welcome email failed (contact was added): '.$mailError->getMessage(), [
+                    'email' => $validated['email'],
+                ]);
+            }
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $message = $e->getMessage();
+            if (str_contains($message, 'already exists') || str_contains($message, 'already in')) {
+                return back()->with('newsletter_success', true);
+            }
+            Log::error('Newsletter signup failed: '.$message, [
+                'email' => $validated['email'],
+                'exception' => $e,
+            ]);
+
+            return back()->with('newsletter_error', 'Something went wrong. Please try again later.');
+        }
+
+        return back()->with('newsletter_success', true);
+    }
+}