134 - Confirming That a Job Was Dispatched

app/Http/Controllers/Backstage/ConcertMessagesController.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Backstage;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Jobs\SendAttendeeMessage;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ class ConcertMessagesController extends Controller
 
         $message = $concert->attendeeMessages()->create(request(['subject', 'message']));
 
+        SendAttendeeMessage::dispatch($message);
+
         return redirect()->route('backstage.concert-messages.new', $concert)
             ->with('flash', "Your message has been sent.");
     }

app/Jobs/SendAttendeeMessage.php

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+
+class SendAttendeeMessage implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $attendeeMessage;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($attendeeMessage)
+    {
+        $this->attendeeMessage = $attendeeMessage;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the job.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}