check if the event is future or ongoing to send email and notification on deletion

app/Http/Controllers/EventsController.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Events\EventParticipationCancelled;
 use App\Mail\EventParticipationCancelledMail;
-use App\Mail\ValidateMail;
 use App\Models\Events;
 use App\Models\Task;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 
 
 class EventsController extends Controller
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class EventsController extends Controller
 
         try {
             $event = Events::with('tasks.users')->find($id);
+            Log::info($event);
+            Log::info($event->tasks);
 
             if (!$event) {
                 return response()->json(['message' => 'Event not found'], 404);
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class EventsController extends Controller
                 return $task->users;
             })->unique('id');
 
+            if (Carbon::now()->lessThanOrEqualTo($event->end)) {
                 foreach ($participants as $user) {
                     broadcast(new EventParticipationCancelled(
                         $user->id,
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ class EventsController extends Controller
                         'end' => $event->end,
                     ];
                     Mail::to($user->email)->send(new EventParticipationCancelledMail($data));
-
+                }
             }
 
             $event->delete();