feat(profile,publications): integrate working Google Scholar import flow and unified faculty profile system

.env.example

@@ -64,3 +64,6 @@ AWS_BUCKET=
 AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=false
 
 VITE_APP_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
+
+SERPAPI_KEY=75d51e578a0d0d2ac4cb1d6ae21410567a105d96b8df36411b4772d91beaa45c
+

.gitignore

@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ yarn-error.log
 /auth.json
 /.fleet
 /.idea
-/.nova
+/.novaP
 /.vscode
 /.zed

app/Http/Controllers/FacultyController.php

@@ -73,8 +73,14 @@ class FacultyController extends Controller
 
     public function viewPublicationsResponses()
     {
-        $departments = Department::all();
-        return view('pages.publications.index', compact('departments'));
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
+        \Log::info('FacultyController: scholar_url = ' . ($user->scholar_url ?? 'NULL'));
+
+        return view('pages.publications.index', [
+            'scholarUrl' => $user->scholar_url,
+        ]);
+
     }
 
     public function BooksPublishedForm()

app/Http/Controllers/FacultyProfileController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Models\FacultyProfile;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+
+class FacultyProfileController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Show logged-in user's faculty profile.
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $user = Auth::user();
+        $profile = FacultyProfile::firstOrCreate(
+            ['user_id' => $user->id],
+            [
+                'name' => $user->name ?? '',
+                'email' => $user->email ?? '',
+                'phone_number' => '',
+                'vidhvan_id' => '',
+                'google_scholar_id' => '',
+                'linkedin_id' => '',
+                'designation' => '',
+                'salutation' => '',
+                'qualification' => '',
+                'address' => '',
+                'employee_id' => '',
+                'department_name' => '',
+                'programme_name' => '',
+                'date_of_joining' => now()->toDateString(),
+            ]
+        );
+
+        return view('profile.index', compact('user', 'profile'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the edit form for faculty profile.
+     */
+    public function edit()
+    {
+        $user = Auth::user();
+        $profile = FacultyProfile::where('user_id', $user->id)->firstOrFail();
+
+        return view('profile.edit', compact('profile'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update faculty profile.
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request)
+    {
+        $user = Auth::user();
+        $profile = FacultyProfile::where('user_id', $user->id)->firstOrFail();
+
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'email' => 'required|email',
+            'phone_number' => 'nullable|string|max:20',
+            'employee_id' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'department_name' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'programme_name' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'salutation' => 'nullable|string|max:50',
+            'designation' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'date_of_joining' => 'nullable|date',
+            'qualification' => 'nullable|string|max:500',
+            'address' => 'nullable|string|max:500',
+            'google_scholar_id' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'vidhvan_id' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'linkedin_id' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'profile_photo' => 'nullable|image|max:2048', // 2MB max
+        ]);
+
+        // Handle profile photo upload
+        if ($request->hasFile('profile_photo')) {
+            if ($profile->profile_photo_path && Storage::exists($profile->profile_photo_path)) {
+                Storage::delete($profile->profile_photo_path);
+            }
+
+            $validated['profile_photo_path'] = $request->file('profile_photo')
+                ->store('public/profile_photos');
+        }
+
+        // Update profile with validated data
+        $profile->update([
+            'name' => $validated['name'] ?? $profile->name,
+            'email' => $validated['email'] ?? $profile->email,
+            'phone_number' => $validated['phone_number'] ?? '',
+            'employee_id' => $validated['employee_id'] ?? '',
+            'department_name' => $validated['department_name'] ?? '',
+            'programme_name' => $validated['programme_name'] ?? '',
+            'salutation' => $validated['salutation'] ?? '',
+            'designation' => $validated['designation'] ?? '',
+            'date_of_joining' => $validated['date_of_joining'] ?? $profile->date_of_joining,
+            'qualification' => $validated['qualification'] ?? '',
+            'address' => $validated['address'] ?? '',
+            'google_scholar_id' => $validated['google_scholar_id'] ?? '',
+            'vidhvan_id' => $validated['vidhvan_id'] ?? '',
+            'linkedin_id' => $validated['linkedin_id'] ?? '',
+            'profile_photo_path' => $validated['profile_photo_path'] ?? $profile->profile_photo_path,
+        ]);
+
+        // ✅ Update the main user record (used by PublicationsController)
+        if ($request->filled('google_scholar_id')) {
+            $user->scholar_url = $request->input('google_scholar_id');
+            $user->save();
+        }
+
+        // ✅ Refresh session to ensure it reflects the latest Scholar URL immediately
+        Auth::setUser($user->fresh());
+
+        return redirect()
+            ->route('faculty.profile.index')
+            ->with('success', 'Profile updated successfully.');
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Http\Controllers;
-
-use App\Http\Requests\ProfileUpdateRequest;
-use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
-
-class ProfileController extends Controller
-{
-    /**
-     * Display the user's profile form.
-     */
-    public function edit(Request $request): View
-    {
-        return view('profile.edit', [
-            'user' => $request->user(),
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Update the user's profile information.
-     */
-    public function update(ProfileUpdateRequest $request): RedirectResponse
-    {
-        $request->user()->fill($request->validated());
-
-        if ($request->user()->isDirty('email')) {
-            $request->user()->email_verified_at = null;
-        }
-
-        $request->user()->save();
-
-        return Redirect::route('profile.edit')->with('status', 'profile-updated');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Delete the user's account.
-     */
-    public function destroy(Request $request): RedirectResponse
-    {
-        $request->validateWithBag('userDeletion', [
-            'password' => ['required', 'current_password'],
-        ]);
-
-        $user = $request->user();
-
-        Auth::logout();
-
-        $user->delete();
-
-        $request->session()->invalidate();
-        $request->session()->regenerateToken();
-
-        return Redirect::to('/');
-    }
-}

app/Http/Controllers/PublicationsController.php

@@ -6,9 +6,19 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Yajra\DataTables\Facades\DataTables;
 use App\Models\Publication;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use App\Services\ScholarService;
 
 class PublicationsController extends Controller
 {
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $user = auth()->user();
+        $scholarUrl = $user->scholar_url;
+
+        return view('pages.publications.index', compact('scholarUrl'));
+    }
+
     public function edit($id)
     {
         $publication = Publication::findOrFail($id);
@@ -23,7 +33,6 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
     {
         $publication = Publication::findOrFail($id);
 
-        // Validate the request data
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'first_author_name' => 'required|string',
             'co_authors' => 'nullable|string',
@@ -43,34 +52,27 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
             'paper_file' => 'nullable|mimes:jpg,jpeg,png,pdf,doc,docx,zip',
         ]);
 
-        // Combine start date and time
         $startDateTime = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime("{$validated['start_date']} {$validated['start_time']}"));
         $endDateTime = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime("{$validated['end_date']} {$validated['end_time']}"));
 
-        // Handle the file upload if a new file is provided
         if ($request->hasFile('paper_file')) {
-            // Delete old file if exists
             if ($publication->paper_file && Storage::disk('public')->exists($publication->paper_file)) {
                 Storage::disk('public')->delete($publication->paper_file);
             }
 
-            // Extract year from start_date
             $year = date('Y', strtotime($validated['start_date']));
             $username = $publication->user->name;
 
             $originalName = $request->file('paper_file')->getClientOriginalName();
             $fileName = $username . '_' . $originalName;
 
-            // Create path structure: year/faculty_name/Publications
             $folderPath = 'proofs/' . $year . '/' . $username . '/Publications';
 
-            // Store file in the specified path
             $paperFilePath = $request->file('paper_file')->storeAs($folderPath, $fileName, 'public');
 
             $publication->paper_file = $paperFilePath;
         }
 
-        // Update other fields
         $publication->first_author_name = $validated['first_author_name'];
         $publication->co_authors = $validated['co_authors'];
         $publication->start_date = $startDateTime;
@@ -96,7 +98,6 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
             return redirect()->route('coordinator.PublicationsResponses')
                 ->with('status', 'Publication updated successfully');
         } else {
-            // For regular users
             return redirect()->route('faculty.PublicationsResponses')
                 ->with('status', 'Publication updated successfully');
         }
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
     {
         $publication = Publication::findOrFail($id);
 
-        // Delete the file if it exists
         if ($publication->paper_file && Storage::disk('public')->exists($publication->paper_file)) {
             Storage::disk('public')->delete($publication->paper_file);
         }
@@ -122,18 +122,14 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
         $isAdmin = $user->role->name === 'Admin';
         $isCoordinator = $user->role->name === 'Coordinator';
 
-        // Query based on role
         if ($isAdmin) {
-            // Admin sees all records
             $publications = Publication::with('user', 'department');
         } elseif ($isCoordinator) {
-            // Coordinator sees only their department's records
             $publications = Publication::with('user', 'department')
                 ->whereHas('user', function ($query) use ($user) {
                     $query->where('department_id', $user->department_id);
                 });
         } else {
-            // Regular users see only their own records
             $publications = Publication::with('user', 'department')
                 ->where('faculty_id', $user->id);
         }
@@ -166,16 +162,13 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
             ->addColumn('action', function ($publication) {
                 $actions = [];
 
-                // View paper_file button for everyone
                 if ($publication->paper_file) {
                     $actions[] = '<a href="' . asset('storage/' . $publication->paper_file) . '" target="_blank" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary mr-1">View Paper</a>';
                 } else {
                     $actions[] = 'No Paper';
                 }
 
-                // Edit button with role-appropriate route
                 $userRole = auth()->user()->role->name;
-                // Determine the appropriate route based on user role
                 if ($userRole === 'Admin') {
                     $editRoute = route('admin.Publications.edit', $publication->id);
                 } elseif ($userRole === 'Coordinator') {
@@ -194,4 +187,135 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
             ->rawColumns(['action'])
             ->make(true);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetch all publications from user's linked Google Scholar profile.
+     */
+    public function fetchScholar(Request $request)
+    {
+        try {
+
+            $user = auth()->user();
+            \Log::info('📡 FetchScholar Triggered', ['scholar_url' => $user->scholar_url]);
+
+
+            if (!$user || !$user->scholar_url) {
+                return response()->json([
+                    'success' => false,
+                    'message' => 'No Google Scholar URL found for the logged-in user.'
+                ], 400);
+            }
+
+            $scholarService = new \App\Services\ScholarService();
+            $publications = $scholarService->fetchPublications($user->scholar_url);
+
+            if (empty($publications)) {
+                return response()->json([
+                    'success' => false,
+                    'message' => 'No publications found from the provided Scholar profile.'
+                ]);
+            }
+
+            return response()->json([
+                'success' => true,
+                'count' => count($publications),
+                'data' => $publications,
+            ]);
+
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'success' => false,
+                'message' => 'Error fetching publications: '.$e->getMessage(),
+            ], 500);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Import selected publications (skipping duplicates).
+     */
+    public function importScholar(Request $request)
+    {
+        try {
+            $user = auth()->user();
+            $facultyId = $user->id;
+
+            $validated = $request->validate([
+                'publications' => 'required|array',
+                'publications.*.title' => 'required|string',
+                'publications.*.authors' => 'nullable|string',
+                'publications.*.journal' => 'nullable|string',
+                'publications.*.year' => 'nullable|string',
+                'publications.*.link' => 'nullable|url',
+            ]);
+
+            $rows = $validated['publications'];
+            $imported = 0;
+            $skipped = 0;
+
+            foreach ($rows as $pub) {
+                $exists = \App\Models\Publication::where('faculty_id', $facultyId)
+                    ->whereRaw('LOWER(title) = ?', [strtolower($pub['title'])])
+                    ->exists();
+
+                if ($exists) {
+                    $skipped++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // 🔹 Derive year safely (default to current year if blank)
+                $year = (int)($pub['year'] ?? date('Y'));
+                $year = ($year < 1900 || $year > date('Y') + 1) ? date('Y') : $year;
+
+                // 🔹 Set start/end to that year's first/last day
+                $startDate = "{$year}-01-01";
+                $endDate   = "{$year}-12-31";
+
+                // 🔍 Smart Tag Detection
+                $journalLower = strtolower($pub['journal'] ?? '');
+
+                // Detect peer-reviewed journals
+                $isPeerReviewed = (
+                    str_contains($journalLower, 'ieee') ||
+                    str_contains($journalLower, 'elsevier') ||
+                    str_contains($journalLower, 'springer') ||
+                    str_contains($journalLower, 'scopus') ||
+                    str_contains($journalLower, 'wiley') ||
+                    str_contains($journalLower, 'nature') ||
+                    str_contains($journalLower, 'taylor & francis')
+                ) ? 'yes' : 'no';
+
+                // Detect Scopus / SCI tags
+                $isScopus = str_contains($journalLower, 'scopus') ? 'Yes' : 'No';
+                $isSci    = str_contains($journalLower, 'sci') ? 'Yes' : 'No';
+
+                \App\Models\Publication::create([
+                    'faculty_id' => $facultyId,
+                    'department_id' => $user->department_id,
+                    'affiliation' => $pub['journal'] ?? '-',
+                    'organizing_institute' => null,
+                    'venue_address' => null,
+                    'title' => $pub['title'],
+                    'first_author_name' => $user->name,
+                    'co_authors' => $pub['authors'] ?? '-',
+                    'journal_name' => $pub['journal'] ?? '-',
+                    'start_date' => $startDate,
+                    'end_date' => $endDate,
+                    'num_days' => 365,
+                    'activity_type' => 'Google Scholar',
+                    'is_peer_reviewed' => $isPeerReviewed,
+                    'is_scopus_indexed' => $isScopus,
+                    'is_sci_indexed' => $isSci,
+                    'external_link' => $pub['link'] ?? null,
+                ]);
+
+                $imported++;
+            }
+
+            return response()->json([
+                'message' => "Imported $imported publications, skipped $skipped duplicates."
+            ]);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => $e->getMessage()], 500);
+        }
+    }
 }

app/Models/FacultyProfile.php

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class FacultyProfile extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'user_id',
+        'name',
+        'email',
+        'phone_number',
+        'vidhvan_id',
+        'google_scholar_id',
+        'linkedin_id',
+        'designation',
+        'salutation',
+        'qualification',
+        'address',
+        'employee_id',
+        'department_name',
+        'programme_name',
+        'date_of_joining',
+        'profile_photo_path',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'qualification' => 'array',
+        'date_of_joining' => 'date',
+    ];
+
+    // Each profile belongs to one user
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+}

app/Models/User.php

@@ -2,21 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-// use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 
 class User extends Authenticatable
 {
-    /** @use HasFactory<\Database\Factories\UserFactory> */
     use HasFactory, Notifiable;
 
-    /**
-     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
-     *
-     * @var list<string>
-     */
     protected $fillable = [
         'name',
         'email',
@@ -27,24 +20,14 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         'scopus_id',
         'mobile_no',
         'extension',
+        'scholar_url', // ✅ added this line
     ];
 
-
-    /**
-     * The attributes that should be hidden for serialization.
-     *
-     * @var list<string>
-     */
     protected $hidden = [
         'password',
         'remember_token',
     ];
 
-    /**
-     * Get the attributes that should be cast.
-     *
-     * @return array<string, string>
-     */
     protected function casts(): array
     {
         return [
@@ -53,7 +36,6 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         ];
     }
 
-
     public function role()
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Role::class);

app/Services/ScholarService.php

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+
+class ScholarService
+{
+    public function fetchPublications(string $url): array
+    {
+        try {
+            // Extract Google Scholar profile ID (e.g., ssU-uBEAAAAJ)
+            preg_match('/user=([^&]+)/', $url, $match);
+            $profileId = $match[1] ?? null;
+
+            if (!$profileId) {
+                \Log::warning('No Google Scholar ID found in URL: ' . $url);
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            // Load API key from .env
+            $apiKey = env('SERPAPI_KEY');
+
+            if (!$apiKey) {
+                \Log::error('SERPAPI_KEY not found in environment variables');
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            $endpoint = 'https://serpapi.com/search.json';
+            $response = Http::get($endpoint, [
+                'engine' => 'google_scholar_author',
+                'author_id' => $profileId,
+                'api_key' => $apiKey,
+            ]);
+
+            if (!$response->successful()) {
+                \Log::error('Scholar API request failed: ' . $response->status());
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            $json = $response->json();
+
+            // Support multiple possible structures
+            $articles = $json['articles']
+                ?? $json['publications']
+                ?? $json['results']
+                ?? [];
+
+            // ✅ Format and return
+            return collect($articles)
+                ->map(function ($a) {
+                    return [
+                        'title'   => $a['title'] ?? $a['name'] ?? null,
+                        'authors' => $a['authors'] ?? ($a['author'] ?? null),
+                        'journal' => $a['publication'] ?? $a['journal'] ?? null,
+                        'year'    => $a['year'] ?? ($a['publication_year'] ?? null),
+                        'link'    => $a['link'] ?? $a['citation_link'] ?? null,
+                    ];
+                })
+                ->toArray();
+
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            \Log::error('ScholarService API error: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
+}

database/migrations/2025_03_31_145615_create_books_published_table_disabled.php

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
             $table->timestamps();
         });
         // Add ISSN format check constraint manually
-        DB::statement("ALTER TABLE books_published ADD CONSTRAINT chk_issn_format CHECK (issn REGEXP '^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$')");
+
 
     }
 

database/migrations/2025_10_17_161236_add_scholar_url_to_users_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('scholar_url')->nullable()->after('scopus_id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('scholar_url');
+        });
+    }
+};

database/migrations/2025_10_17_195531_make_publication_fields_nullable.php

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('publications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('organizing_institute')->nullable()->change();
+            $table->string('venue_address')->nullable()->change();
+            $table->string('affiliation')->nullable()->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('publications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('organizing_institute')->nullable(false)->change();
+            $table->string('venue_address')->nullable(false)->change();
+            $table->string('affiliation')->nullable(false)->change();
+        });
+    }
+};

database/migrations/create_faculty_profiles_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('faculty_profiles', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
+
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('email')->unique();
+            $table->string('phone_number')->nullable();
+            $table->string('vidhvan_id');
+            $table->string('google_scholar_id');
+            $table->string('linkedin_id')->nullable();
+            $table->string('designation')->nullable();
+            $table->string('salutation');
+            $table->json('qualification')->nullable(); // multiple quals
+            $table->text('address')->nullable();
+            $table->string('employee_id');
+            $table->string('department_name');
+            $table->string('programme_name');
+            $table->date('date_of_joining');
+            $table->string('profile_photo_path')->nullable();
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('faculty_profiles');
+    }
+};

resources/views/faculty/profile.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('content')
+<div class="container py-5">
+    <h1 class="mb-4">Faculty Profile</h1>
+
+    <div class="card p-4 shadow-sm">
+        <p><strong>Name:</strong> {{ $profile->name }}</p>
+        <p><strong>Email:</strong> {{ $profile->email }}</p>
+        <p><strong>Phone Number:</strong> {{ $profile->phone_number ?: 'N/A' }}</p>
+        <p><strong>Department:</strong> {{ $profile->department_name ?: 'N/A' }}</p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endsection

resources/views/layouts/partials/navbar.blade.php

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('assets/frontend/css/app.css') }}">
+<!-- Add Font Awesome for icons -->
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.4.0/css/all.min.css">
 <style>
     .navbar-profile-picture {
         width: 40px;
@@ -12,6 +14,16 @@
     body {
         padding-top: 70px;
     }
+
+    /* Style for dropdown toggle without underline */
+    .dropdown-toggle:hover {
+        text-decoration: none;
+    }
+
+    /* Ensure dropdown menu appears above other content */
+    .dropdown-menu {
+        z-index: 1030;
+    }
 </style>
 <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bgGrad text-white fixed-top">
     <div class="container-fluid">
@@ -29,9 +41,31 @@
         @if (!Auth::guest())
         <ul class="navbar-nav me-md-5">
             <div class="d-flex align-items-center bgRightShade">
+                <div class="dropdown ms-2">
+                    <a class="d-flex align-items-center text-white text-decoration-none dropdown-toggle"
+                       href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
+                        <img src="{{ asset('assets/frontend/images/user.png') }}"
+                             alt="profile"
+                             class="navbar-profile-picture me-2">
+                        <span>{{ Auth::user()->name }}</span>
+                    </a>
 
-                <div class="d-none d-md-inline ms-2">
-                    {{ auth()->user()->name }}
+                    <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
+                        <li>
+                            <a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ route('faculty.profile.index') }}">
+                                <i class="fa-solid fa-id-card me-2 text-primary"></i> Profile
+                            </a>
+                        </li>
+                        <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
+                        <li>
+                            <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
+                                @csrf
+                                <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item text-danger">
+                                    <i class="fa-solid fa-right-from-bracket me-2"></i> Logout
+                                </button>
+                            </form>
+                        </li>
+                    </ul>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </ul>

resources/views/pages/publications/index.blade.php

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @extends('layouts.app')
 
 @section('content')
+<meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}">
 <div class="container py-4">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-12">
@@ -9,8 +10,54 @@
                     <h3 class="page-title m-0">
                         <i class="fas fa-book-open me-2 text-primary"></i>All Publications
                     </h3>
+                    @if(auth()->user()->role->name === 'Faculty')
+                    <input type="hidden" id="scholar-url" value="{{ $scholarUrl ?? '' }}">
+                    <button id="btn-fetch-scholar" class="btn btn-outline-primary">
+                        <i class="fab fa-google me-1"></i> Import from Google Scholar
+                    </button>
+                    @endif
                 </div>
                 <div class="card-body">
+                    <!-- 🔹 Google Scholar Modal -->
+                    @if(auth()->user()->role->name === 'Faculty')
+                    <div class="modal fade" id="scholarModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="scholarModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+                        <div class="modal-dialog modal-xl">
+                            <div class="modal-content">
+                                <div class="modal-header">
+                                    <h5 class="modal-title" id="scholarModalLabel">Select Publications to Import</h5>
+                                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="modal-body">
+                                    <div id="scholar-loading" class="text-center my-4 d-none">
+                                        <div class="spinner-border text-primary"></div>
+                                        <p class="mt-2">Fetching from Google Scholar...</p>
+                                    </div>
+
+                                    <div id="scholar-table-wrapper" class="table-responsive d-none">
+                                        <table class="table table-bordered align-middle">
+                                            <thead>
+                                                <tr>
+                                                    <th><input type="checkbox" id="select-all"></th>
+                                                    <th>Title</th>
+                                                    <th>Authors</th>
+                                                    <th>Journal</th>
+                                                    <th>Year</th>
+                                                    <th>Link</th>
+                                                </tr>
+                                            </thead>
+                                            <tbody id="scholar-table-body"></tbody>
+                                        </table>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="modal-footer">
+                                    <button class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
+                                    <button id="btn-import-selected" class="btn btn-success" disabled>Import Selected</button>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    @endif
+
                     <!-- Table -->
                     <div class="table-responsive">
                         <table id="publications-table" class="table table-striped table-hover">
@@ -45,6 +92,9 @@
 
 @section('scripts')
 <script>
+    // 🔹 Global CSRF setup for all fetch() calls
+    window.csrfToken = document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]').content;
+
     $(document).ready(function() {
         const sheetName = "Publications";
 
@@ -111,5 +161,129 @@
 
         initAjaxRoute(dataRoute);
     });
+
+    // 🔹 Handle delete button click (for AJAX DataTable)
+    $(document).on('click', '.delete-btn', function () {
+        const button = $(this);
+        const id = button.data('id');
+        const url = button.data('url');
+
+        if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this publication?')) return;
+
+        fetch(url, {
+            method: 'DELETE',
+            headers: {
+                'X-CSRF-TOKEN': window.csrfToken,
+                'Accept': 'application/json',
+            },
+        })
+            .then(res => res.json())
+            .then(data => {
+                alert(data.success || 'Deleted successfully');
+                $('#publications-table').DataTable().ajax.reload(null, false);
+            })
+            .catch(err => {
+                console.error(err);
+                alert('Failed to delete publication.');
+            });
+    });
+
+    // 🔹 Google Scholar Integration Script (Faculty Only)
+    @if(auth()->user()->role->name === 'Faculty')
+    const fetchBtn = document.getElementById('btn-fetch-scholar');
+    if (fetchBtn) {
+        const modal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('scholarModal'));
+        const body = document.getElementById('scholar-table-body');
+        const loading = document.getElementById('scholar-loading');
+        const tableWrap = document.getElementById('scholar-table-wrapper');
+        const importBtn = document.getElementById('btn-import-selected');
+        const scholarUrlInput = document.getElementById('scholar-url');
+
+        fetchBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+            const scholarUrl = scholarUrlInput.value.trim();
+
+            if (!scholarUrl) {
+                alert('Please set your Google Scholar profile URL in your profile settings first.');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            modal.show();
+            loading.classList.remove('d-none');
+            tableWrap.classList.add('d-none');
+            body.innerHTML = '';
+
+            // ✅ No need to redeclare scholarUrl here again
+            fetch("{{ route('faculty.publications.fetchScholar') }}", {
+                method: "POST",
+                headers: {
+                    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                    "X-CSRF-TOKEN": window.csrfToken
+                },
+                body: JSON.stringify({ url: scholarUrl })
+            })
+            .then(res => res.json())
+            .then(data => {
+                loading.classList.add('d-none');
+                if (data.error) {
+                    body.innerHTML = `<tr><td colspan='6' class='text-danger text-center'>${data.error}</td></tr>`;
+                } else {
+                    const pubs = data.data;
+                    pubs.forEach((p, i) => {
+                        body.innerHTML += `
+                            <tr>
+                                <td><input type="checkbox" class="pub-check" data-index="${i}"></td>
+                                <td>${p.title}</td>
+                                <td>${p.authors || '-'}</td>
+                                <td>${p.journal || '-'}</td>
+                                <td>${p.year || '-'}</td>
+                                <td><a href="${p.link}" target="_blank">View</a></td>
+                            </tr>`;
+                    });
+                    tableWrap.classList.remove('d-none');
+                    importBtn.disabled = false;
+                }
+            })
+            .catch(() => {
+                loading.classList.add('d-none');
+                body.innerHTML = `<tr><td colspan='6' class='text-danger text-center'>Failed to fetch data.</td></tr>`;
+            });
+        });
+
+        document.getElementById('select-all').addEventListener('change', function() {
+            document.querySelectorAll('.pub-check').forEach(cb => cb.checked = this.checked);
+        });
+
+        importBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+            const selected = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.pub-check:checked')).map(cb => {
+                const row = cb.closest('tr').children;
+                return {
+                    title: row[1].innerText.trim(),
+                    authors: row[2].innerText.trim(),
+                    journal: row[3].innerText.trim(),
+                    year: row[4].innerText.trim(),
+                    link: row[5].querySelector('a')?.href || null
+                };
+            });
+
+            if (selected.length === 0) return alert("Please select at least one publication.");
+
+            fetch("{{ route('faculty.publications.importScholar') }}", {
+                method: "POST",
+                headers: {
+                    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                    "X-CSRF-TOKEN": window.csrfToken
+                },
+                body: JSON.stringify({ publications: selected })
+            })
+            .then(res => res.json())
+            .then(data => {
+                alert(data.message);
+                modal.hide();
+                location.reload();
+            })
+            .catch(() => alert("Import failed!"));
+        });
+    }
+    @endif
 </script>
 @endsection

resources/views/profile/edit.blade.php

@@ -1,29 +1,105 @@
-<x-app-layout>
-    <x-slot name="header">
-        <h2 class="font-semibold text-xl text-gray-800 leading-tight">
-            {{ __('Profile') }}
-        </h2>
-    </x-slot>
+@extends('layouts.app')
 
-    <div class="py-12">
-        <div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto sm:px-6 lg:px-8 space-y-6">
-            <div class="p-4 sm:p-8 bg-white shadow sm:rounded-lg">
-                <div class="max-w-xl">
-                    @include('profile.partials.update-profile-information-form')
+@section('content')
+<div class="container mt-4">
+    <h4 class="mb-4">Edit Faculty Profile</h4>
+
+    <form action="{{ route('faculty.profile.update') }}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="card shadow-sm p-4">
+        @csrf
+        @method('PUT')
+
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Full Name</label>
+                <input type="text" name="name" class="form-control" value="{{ old('name', $profile->name) }}" required>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Email</label>
+                <input type="email" name="email" class="form-control" value="{{ old('email', $profile->email) }}" required>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Phone Number</label>
+                <input type="text" name="phone_number" class="form-control" value="{{ old('phone_number', $profile->phone_number) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Employee ID</label>
+                <input type="text" name="employee_id" class="form-control" value="{{ old('employee_id', $profile->employee_id) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Department</label>
+                <input type="text" name="department_name" class="form-control" value="{{ old('department_name', $profile->department_name) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Programme</label>
+                <input type="text" name="programme_name" class="form-control" value="{{ old('programme_name', $profile->programme_name) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-4 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Salutation</label>
+                <input type="text" name="salutation" class="form-control" value="{{ old('salutation', $profile->salutation) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-4 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Designation</label>
+                <input type="text" name="designation" class="form-control" value="{{ old('designation', $profile->designation) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-4 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Date of Joining</label>
+                <input type="date" name="date_of_joining" class="form-control" value="{{ old('date_of_joining', $profile->date_of_joining?->format('Y-m-d')) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Google Scholar ID</label>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="google_scholar_id" name="google_scholar_id"
+                       value="{{ old('google_scholar_id', $profile->google_scholar_id) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Vidhwan ID</label>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="vidhwan_id" name="vidhwan_id"
+                       value="{{ old('vidhwan_id', $profile->vidhwan_id) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">LinkedIn Profile</label>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="linkedin_id" name="linkedin_id"
+                       value="{{ old('linkedin_id', $profile->linkedin_id) }}">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-12 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Qualification</label>
+                <textarea name="qualification" class="form-control" rows="2">{{ is_array($profile->qualification) ? implode(', ', $profile->qualification) : $profile->qualification }}</textarea>
+                <small class="text-muted">Separate multiple qualifications with commas (e.g., B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D)</small>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-12 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Address</label>
+                <textarea name="address" class="form-control" rows="2">{{ old('address', $profile->address) }}</textarea>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6 mb-3">
+                <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Profile Photo</label>
+                <input type="file" name="profile_photo" class="form-control">
+
+                @if ($profile->profile_photo_path)
+                    <div class="mt-2">
+                        <img src="{{ Storage::url($profile->profile_photo_path) }}" alt="Profile Photo" width="100" class="rounded shadow-sm">
+                    </div>
+                @endif
             </div>
         </div>
 
-            <div class="p-4 sm:p-8 bg-white shadow sm:rounded-lg">
-                <div class="max-w-xl">
-                    @include('profile.partials.update-password-form')
+        <div class="text-end mt-3">
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
+                <i class="fa fa-save me-1"></i> Save Changes
+            </button>
         </div>
+    </form>
 </div>
-
-            <div class="p-4 sm:p-8 bg-white shadow sm:rounded-lg">
-                <div class="max-w-xl">
-                    @include('profile.partials.delete-user-form')
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</x-app-layout>
+@endsection

resources/views/profile/index.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('content')
+<div class="container mt-4">
+    @if(session('success'))
+        <div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
+            {{ session('success') }}
+            <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert"></button>
+        </div>
+    @endif
+
+    <h4 class="mb-4">Faculty Profile</h4>
+
+    <div class="card shadow-sm p-4">
+        <div class="row align-items-center mb-3">
+            <div class="col-md-2 text-center">
+                @if($profile->profile_photo_path)
+                    <img src="{{ Storage::url($profile->profile_photo_path) }}"
+                         alt="Profile Photo"
+                         class="rounded-circle shadow-sm"
+                         width="120" height="120">
+                @else
+                    <img src="{{ asset('assets/frontend/images/default-avatar.png') }}"
+                         alt="Default Photo"
+                         class="rounded-circle shadow-sm"
+                         width="120" height="120">
+                @endif
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-md-10">
+                <h5 class="fw-bold mb-1">{{ $profile->salutation }} {{ $profile->name }}</h5>
+                <p class="mb-0"><strong>{{ $profile->designation }}</strong></p>
+                <p class="text-muted mb-0">{{ $profile->department_name }} — {{ $profile->programme_name }}</p>
+
+                {{-- Compact links row --}}
+                <div class="mt-2 text-md-start text-center">
+                    @if($profile->google_scholar_id)
+                        <a href="{{ $profile->google_scholar_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                           class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm me-2">
+                            <i class="fa fa-graduation-cap me-1"></i> Scholar
+                        </a>
+                    @endif
+
+                    @if($profile->vidhwan_id)
+                        <a href="https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/{{ $profile->vidhwan_id }}"
+                           target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                           class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm me-2">
+                            <i class="fa fa-id-card me-1"></i> Vidhwan
+                        </a>
+                    @endif
+
+                    @if($profile->linkedin_id)
+                        <a href="{{ $profile->linkedin_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                           class="btn btn-outline-info btn-sm">
+                            <i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i> LinkedIn
+                        </a>
+                    @endif
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <hr>
+
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-md-6">
+                <p><strong>Email:</strong> {{ $profile->email }}</p>
+                <p><strong>Phone:</strong> {{ $profile->phone_number ?: 'N/A' }}</p>
+                <p><strong>Employee ID:</strong> {{ $profile->employee_id ?: 'N/A' }}</p>
+                <p><strong>Date of Joining:</strong>
+                    {{ $profile->date_of_joining ? $profile->date_of_joining->format('d M Y') : 'N/A' }}
+                </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="col-md-6">
+                <p><strong>Qualification:</strong>
+                    {{ is_array($profile->qualification) ? implode(', ', $profile->qualification) : ($profile->qualification ?: 'N/A') }}
+                </p>
+                <p><strong>Address:</strong> {{ $profile->address ?: 'N/A' }}</p>
+                <p><strong>Vidhwan ID:</strong> {{ $profile->vidhwan_id ?: 'N/A' }}</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="text-end mt-3">
+            <a href="{{ route('faculty.profile.edit') }}" class="btn btn-primary">
+                <i class="fa fa-pen me-1"></i> Edit Profile
+            </a>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endsection

routes/web.php

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\ActivitiesAttendedController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\ActivitiesOrganisedController;
-use App\Http\Controllers\ProfileController;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use App\Http\Controllers\RoleController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\DepartmentController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\UserController;
@@ -18,6 +16,7 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\OnlineCoursesController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PatentsController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PublicationsController;
 use App\Http\Middleware\CheckRole;
+use App\Http\Controllers\FacultyProfileController;
 
 Route::get('/', function () {
     return redirect('/login');
@@ -39,12 +38,6 @@ Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
 })->middleware(['auth', 'verified'])->name('dashboard');
 
 
-Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
-    Route::get('/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'edit'])->name('profile.edit');
-    Route::patch('/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'update'])->name('profile.update');
-    Route::delete('/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'destroy'])->name('profile.destroy');
-});
-
 // Activities Attended common routes
 Route::delete('/activities-attended/{id}', [ActivitiesAttendedController::class, 'destroy'])->name('activitiesAttended.destroy');
 
@@ -199,6 +192,11 @@ Route::middleware(['auth', CheckRole::class . ':Coordinator'])->group(function (
 Route::middleware(['auth', CheckRole::class . ':Faculty'])->group(function () {
     Route::get('/faculty', [FacultyController::class, 'index'])->name('faculty.dashboard');
 
+    // Faculty Profile Routes - KEPT AS REQUESTED
+    Route::get('/faculty/profile', [FacultyProfileController::class, 'index'])->name('faculty.profile.index');
+    Route::get('/faculty/profile/edit', [FacultyProfileController::class, 'edit'])->name('faculty.profile.edit');
+    Route::put('/faculty/profile', [FacultyProfileController::class, 'update'])->name('faculty.profile.update');
+
     // Activities Attended Routes
     Route::get('/faculty/ActivitiesAttendedForm', [FacultyController::class, 'ActivitiesAttendedForm'])->name('faculty.ActivitiesAttendedForm');
     Route::post('/faculty/ActivitiesAttendedFormResponse', [FacultyController::class, 'ActivitiesAttendedFormResponse'])->name('faculty.ActivitiesAttendedFormResponse');
@@ -262,6 +260,16 @@ Route::middleware(['auth', CheckRole::class . ':Faculty'])->group(function () {
     Route::get('/faculty/PatentsResponses/data', [PatentsController::class, 'getPatentsResponses'])->name('faculty.PatentsResponses.data');
     Route::get('/faculty/Patents/{id}/edit', [PatentsController::class, 'edit'])->name('faculty.Patents.edit');
     Route::put('/faculty/Patents/{id}', [PatentsController::class, 'update'])->name('faculty.Patents.update');
+
+    // Google Scholar import routes (FIXED: changed fetchFromScholar to fetchScholar)
+    Route::post('/faculty/publications/fetch-scholar', [PublicationsController::class, 'fetchScholar'])
+        ->name('faculty.publications.fetchScholar');
+
+    Route::post('/faculty/publications/import-scholar', [PublicationsController::class, 'importScholar'])
+        ->name('faculty.publications.importScholar');
+
+    Route::post('/faculty/publications/import-selected', [PublicationsController::class, 'importSelected'])
+        ->name('faculty.publications.importSelected');
 });
 
 Route::post('/missing-proofs/check', [MissingProofsController::class, 'checkAndSendEmails'])->name('missing-proofs.check');
@@ -296,3 +304,8 @@ Route::post('/admin/download-proofs', [AdminController::class, 'downloadProofs']
 // Google Login Route
 Route::get('/auth/google', [App\Http\Controllers\Auth\GoogleController::class, 'redirectToGoogle'])->name('google.login');
 Route::get('/auth/google/callback', [App\Http\Controllers\Auth\GoogleController::class, 'handleGoogleCallback'])->name('google.callback');
+
+// ✅ Fallback route alias to avoid 'profile.edit' missing error
+Route::get('/profile', function () {
+    return redirect()->route('faculty.profile.edit');
+})->name('profile.edit');