Add additional settings; Use pilot id length from setting

app/Repositories/SettingRepository.php

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace App\Repositories;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
+use Prettus\Repository\Contracts\CacheableInterface;
+
 use App\Models\Setting;
 use App\Repositories\Traits\CacheableRepository;
-use Prettus\Repository\Contracts\CacheableInterface;
 
 class SettingRepository extends BaseRepository implements CacheableInterface
 {
@@ -16,17 +18,44 @@ class SettingRepository extends BaseRepository implements CacheableInterface
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a setting, reading it from the cache
-     * @param array $key
-     * @return mixed|void
+     * Get a setting, reading it from the cache possibly
+     * @param string $key
+     * @return mixed
      */
-    public function get($key)
+    public function retrieve($key)
     {
+        $key = strtolower($key);
+        $setting = $this->findWhere(['key' => $key], ['type', 'value'])->first();
 
+        if(!$setting) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        # cast some types
+        switch($setting->type) {
+            case 'bool':
+            case 'boolean':
+                return (bool) $setting->value;
+                break;
+            case 'date':
+                return Carbon::parse($setting->value);
+                break;
+            case 'int':
+            case 'integer':
+                return (int) $setting->value;
+                break;
+            default:
+                return $setting->value;
+        }
     }
 
-    public function set($key, $value)
+    public function store($key, $value)
     {
+        $setting = $this->findWhere(['key' => $key], ['id'])->first();
+        if (!$setting) {
+            return null;
+        }
 
+        $this->update(['value' => $value], $setting->id);
     }
 }