Don't refresh page when sending 'contact us' message

app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -138,18 +138,17 @@ class HomeController extends BaseController
      */
     public function contactUs()
     {
-        Mail::raw(request()->message, function ($message) {
+        Mail::raw(request()->contact_us_message, function ($message) {
             $subject = 'Customer Message';
             if (! Utils::isNinja()) {
                 $subject .= ': v' . NINJA_VERSION;
             }
-            $message->to(CONTACT_EMAIL)
+            $message->to(env('CONTACT_EMAIL'))
                     ->from(CONTACT_EMAIL, Auth::user()->present()->fullName)
                     ->replyTo(Auth::user()->email, Auth::user()->present()->fullName)
                     ->subject($subject);
         });
 
-        return redirect(Request::server('HTTP_REFERER'))
+        return RESULT_SUCCESS;
-                    ->with('message', trans('texts.contact_us_response'));
     }
 }

resources/lang/en/texts.php

@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ $LANG = array(
     'marked_sent_invoices' => 'Successfully marked invoices sent',
     'invoice_name' => 'Invoice',
     'product_will_create' => 'product will be created',
-    'contact_us_response' => 'Your message has been sent',
+    'contact_us_response' => 'Thank you for your message! We\'ll try to respond as soon as possible.',
     'last_7_days' => 'Last 7 Days',
     'last_30_days' => 'Last 30 Days',
     'this_month' => 'This Month',

resources/views/partials/contact_us.blade.php

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-{!! Former::vertical_open('/contact_us')->rules([
+{!! Former::vertical_open()
-    'from' => 'required',
+        ->onsubmit('return onContactUsFormSubmit()')
-    'message' => 'required',
+        ->addClass('contact-us-form')
+        ->rules([
+            'contact_us_from' => 'required',
+            'contact_us_message' => 'required',
         ]) !!}
 
 <div class="modal fade" id="contactUsModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="contactUsModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
@@ -11,21 +14,33 @@
         <h4 class="modal-title">{{ trans('texts.contact_us') }}</h4>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="modal-body">
+      <div class="container" style="width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px !important">
+      <div class="panel panel-default" style="margin-bottom: 0px">
       <div class="panel-body">
-
+          <div class="input-div">
-          {!! Former::plaintext('from')
+              {!! Former::plaintext('contact_us_from')
+                    ->label('from')
                     ->value(Auth::user()->present()->email) !!}
 
-          {!! Former::textarea('message')
+              {!! Former::textarea('contact_us_message')
+                    ->label('message')
                     ->rows(10) !!}
-
+          </div>
+          <div class="response-div" style="display: none; font-size: 16px">
+              {{ trans('texts.contact_us_response') }}
+          </div>
+      </div>
       </div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="modal-footer">
+        <div class="input-div">
             <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{ trans('texts.cancel') }}</button>
-        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" onclick="submitContactUs()">{{ trans('texts.submit') }}</button>
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">{{ trans('texts.submit') }}</button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="response-div" style="display: none;">
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{ trans('texts.close') }}</button>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -41,8 +56,25 @@
 
     $(function() {
         $('#contactUsModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function() {
-            $("#message").focus();
+            $('#contactUsModal .input-div').show();
+            $('#contactUsModal .response-div').hide();
+            $("#contact_us_message").focus();
         })
     })
 
+    function onContactUsFormSubmit() {
+        $('#contactUsModal .modal-footer button').attr('disabled', true);
+
+        $.post("{{ url('/contact_us') }}", $('.contact-us-form').serialize(), function(data) {
+            $('#contactUsModal .input-div').hide();
+            $('#contactUsModal .response-div').show();
+            $('#contact_us_message').val('');
+            $('#contactUsModal .modal-footer button').attr('disabled', false);
+        }).fail(function(data) {
+            $('#contactUsModal .modal-footer button').attr('disabled', false);
+        });
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
 </script>