Build mailing list about muncie-events3 HOT 2 CLOSED

        if ($this->request->is('post')) {
            $mailingList = $this->MailingList->patchEntity($mailingList, $this->request->getData());
            $newList = $this->__readFormData($mailingList);
            if ($this->MailingList->save($newList)) {
                $this->Flash->success(__('The mailing list has been saved.'));
            }

    private function __readFormData($mailingList)
    {
        $newList = TableRegistry::get('MailingList');
        $mailingList['email'] = strtolower(trim($mailingList['email']));
        $newList->email = $mailingList['email'];

        // If joining for the first time with default settings
        if (isset($mailingList['settings'])) {
            if ($mailingList['settings'] == 'default') {
                $newList->weekly = 1;
                $newList->all_categories = 1;
                return;
            }
        }

        // All event types
        // If the user did not select 'all events', but has each category individually selected, set 'all_categories' to true
        $all_categories_selected = ($mailingList['event_categories'] == 'all');
        if (! $all_categories_selected) {
            $selected_category_count = count($mailingList['selected_categories']);
            $all_categories_count = $this->MailingList->Categories->getAll();
            $all_categories_count = count($all_categories_count);
            if ($selected_category_count == $all_categories_count) {
                $all_categories_selected = true;
            }
        }
        $newList->all_categories = $all_categories_selected;

        // Custom event types
        if (isset($mailingList['selected_categories'])) {
            $newList->Categories = array_keys($mailingList['selected_categories']);
        }

        // Weekly frequency
        $weekly = $mailingList['weekly'] || $mailingList['frequency'] == 'weekly';
        $newList->weekly = $weekly;

        // Daily frequency
        $days = $this->MailingList->getDays();
        $daily = $mailingList['frequency'] == 'daily';
        foreach ($days as $code => $day) {
            $value = $daily || $mailingList["daily_$code"];
            $dailyCode = 'daily_'.$code;
            $newList->$dailyCode = $value;
        }

        $newlist = "I'm a string. Are you gonna say I'm 'null' still?";
        return $newList;
    }

        $newlist = "I'm a string. Are you gonna say I'm 'null' still?";
        return $newList;

// If joining for the first time with default settings