request Model is added

app/Http/Controllers/RequestController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Models\RequestModel;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+
+class RequestController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle new user signup request (registration request)
+     */
+    public function usersignup(Request $request)
+    {
+        // ✅ Validate user input
+        $request->validate([
+            'customer_name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'company_name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'designation' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'email' => 'required|email|unique:requests,email',
+            'mobile_no' => 'required|string|max:15',
+            'priority' => 'nullable|string|max:50',
+            'address' => 'nullable|string',
+            'pincode' => 'nullable|string|max:10',
+        ]);
+
+        // ✅ Generate formatted request ID (e.g., REQ-2025-000001)
+        $lastRequest = RequestModel::latest('id')->first();
+        $nextId = $lastRequest ? $lastRequest->id + 1 : 1;
+        $year = date('Y');
+        $formattedRequestId = sprintf('REQ-%s-%06d', $year, $nextId);
+
+        // ✅ Create new request entry
+        $newRequest = RequestModel::create([
+            'request_id' => $formattedRequestId,
+            'customer_name' => $request->customer_name,
+            'company_name' => $request->company_name,
+            'designation' => $request->designation,
+            'email' => $request->email,
+            'mobile_no' => $request->mobile_no,
+            'priority' => $request->priority,
+            'address' => $request->address,
+            'pincode' => $request->pincode,
+            'date' => Carbon::now()->toDateString(), // Auto current date
+            'status' => 'pending', // Default status
+        ]);
+
+        // ✅ Response
+        return response()->json([
+            'status' => true,
+            'message' => 'Signup request submitted successfully. Please wait for admin approval.',
+            'data' => $newRequest
+        ]);
+    }
+}