count(); return response()->json(['userCount' => $count], 200); } /** * register new user * @param Request $request [description] * @return json */ public function register(Request $request) { // check if a user already exists $count = DB::table('users')->count(); if( $count > 0 ) { return response()->json(['message' => __('errors.already_one_user_registered')], 400); } $this->validate($request, [ 'name' => 'required', 'email' => 'required|email', 'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:8', ]); $input = $request->all(); $input['password'] = bcrypt($input['password']); $user = User::create($input); $success['token'] = $user->createToken('MyApp')->accessToken; $success['name'] = $user->name; return response()->json(['message' => $success]); } }