Feat: Enhance publications form and edit view with Select2 for authors and organizing institutes

app/Http/Controllers/FacultyController.php

@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ class FacultyController extends Controller
 
     public function PublicationsForm()
     {
+        $organisingInstitutes = Publication::select('organizing_institute')
+            ->distinct()
+            ->pluck('organizing_institute');
         // Logic to show the response form
-        return view('faculty.publications-form');
+        return view('faculty.publications-form', compact('organisingInstitutes'));
     }
 
     public function viewPublicationsResponses()

app/Http/Controllers/PublicationsController.php

@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ class PublicationsController extends Controller
     public function edit($id)
     {
         $publication = Publication::findOrFail($id);
+        $organisingInstitutes = Publication::select('organizing_institute')
+            ->distinct()
+            ->pluck('organizing_institute');
 
-        return view('pages.publications.edit', compact('publication'));
+        return view('pages.publications.edit', compact('publication', 'organisingInstitutes'));
     }
 
     public function update(Request $request, $id)