configService->getSchoolYear() ?? ''; $semester = $payload['semester'] ?? $this->configService->getSemester() ?? ''; $record = null; try { $record = ContactUs::query()->create([ 'sender_id' => (int) ($payload['sender_id'] ?? 0), 'reciever_id' => (int) ($payload['receiver_id'] ?? 0), 'subject' => $subject, 'message' => $message, 'semester' => $semester ?: 'Fall', 'school_year' => $schoolYear ?: '2025-2026', ]); } catch (\Throwable $e) { Log::error('Contact submission save failed: ' . $e->getMessage()); } $recipient = Configuration::getConfig('administrator_email') ?: (string) config('mail.from.address', '') ?: 'alrahma.isgl@gmail.com'; $htmlMessage = nl2br('You have received a new message from ' . $email . ":\n\n" . $message); $emailSent = false; if (!app()->runningUnitTests()) { $emailSent = $this->emailService->send($recipient, $subject, $htmlMessage, null, $email, $email); if (!$emailSent) { Log::error('Contact submission email failed for ' . $email); } } return [ 'record' => $record, 'email_sent' => $emailSent, 'recipient' => $recipient, ]; } }