New middleware that should make sure the new forms redirect as well.

app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/CreateController.php

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 /**
  * Class CreateController
@@ -75,21 +74,19 @@ class CreateController extends Controller
         $subTitleIcon         = 'fa-plus';
         $optionalFields       = app('preferences')->get('transaction_journal_optional_fields', [])->data;
         $allowedOpposingTypes = config('firefly.allowed_opposing_types');
-        $accountToTypes       = config('firefly.account_to_transaction');
-        $defaultCurrency      = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
+        $accountToTypes = config('firefly.account_to_transaction');
+        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
+        $previousUri = $this->rememberPreviousUri('transactions.create.uri');
+
         session()->put('preFilled', $preFilled);
 
-        // put previous url in session if not redirect from store (not "create another").
-        if (true !== session('transactions.create.fromStore')) {
-            $this->rememberPreviousUri('transactions.create.uri');
-        }
-        session()->forget('transactions.create.fromStore');
 
         return view(
-            'transactions.create',
-            compact('subTitleIcon', 'cash',
-                    'objectType', 'subTitle', 'defaultCurrency',
-                    'optionalFields', 'preFilled', 'allowedOpposingTypes', 'accountToTypes')
+            'transactions.create', compact(
+                                     'subTitleIcon', 'cash', 'objectType', 'subTitle', 'defaultCurrency', 'previousUri', 'optionalFields', 'preFilled',
+                                     'allowedOpposingTypes',
+                                     'accountToTypes'
+                                 )
         );
     }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/EditController.php

@@ -72,11 +72,9 @@ class EditController extends Controller
         $accountToTypes       = config('firefly.account_to_transaction');
         $defaultCurrency      = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
         $cash                 = $repository->getCashAccount();
+        $previousUri          = $this->rememberPreviousUri('transactions.edit.uri');
 
-        return view('transactions.edit', compact('cash', 'transactionGroup', 'allowedOpposingTypes', 'accountToTypes', 'defaultCurrency'
-
-        ));
-
+        return view('transactions.edit', compact('cash', 'transactionGroup', 'allowedOpposingTypes', 'accountToTypes', 'defaultCurrency', 'previousUri'));
     }
 
 }

app/Http/Kernel.php

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\AuthenticateTwoFactor;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\Binder;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\Installer;
+use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\InterestingMessage;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\IsAdmin;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\Range;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated;
@@ -155,11 +156,11 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
                 ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
                 VerifyCsrfToken::class,
                 Authenticate::class,
-                //AuthenticateTwoFactor::class,
                 MFAMiddleware::class,
                 Range::class,
                 Binder::class,
                 CreateFreshApiToken::class,
+                InterestingMessage::class,
             ],
             // MUST be logged in
             // MUST have 2fa

app/Http/Middleware/InterestingMessage.php

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * InterestingMessage.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III.
+ *
+ * Firefly III is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Firefly III is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Firefly III. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Http\Middleware;
+
+
+use Closure;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionGroup;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Log;
+
+/**
+ * Class InterestingMessage
+ */
+class InterestingMessage
+{
+    /**
+     * Flashes the user an interesting message if the URL parameters warrant it.
+     *
+     * @param Request  $request
+     * @param \Closure $next
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     *
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
+    {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Interesting Message middleware for URI %s', $request->url()));
+        if ($this->testing()) {
+            return $next($request);
+        }
+
+        if ($this->groupMessage($request)) {
+            $this->handleGroupMessage($request);
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function groupMessage(Request $request): bool
+    {
+        // get parameters from request.
+        $transactionGroupId = $request->get('transaction_group_id');
+        $message            = $request->get('message');
+
+        return null !== $transactionGroupId && null !== $message;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     */
+    private function handleGroupMessage(Request $request): void
+    {
+
+        // get parameters from request.
+        $transactionGroupId = $request->get('transaction_group_id');
+        $message            = $request->get('message');
+
+        // send message about newly created transaction group.
+        /** @var TransactionGroup $group */
+        $group = auth()->user()->transactionGroups()->with(['transactionJournals', 'transactionJournals.transactionType'])->find((int)$transactionGroupId);
+
+        if (null === $group) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $count = $group->transactionJournals->count();
+
+        /** @var TransactionJournal $journal */
+        $journal = $group->transactionJournals->first();
+        if (null === $journal) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $title = $count > 1 ? $group->title : $journal->description;
+        if ('created' === $message) {
+            session()->flash('success_uri', route('transactions.show', [$transactionGroupId]));
+            session()->flash('success', (string)trans('firefly.stored_journal', ['description' => $title]));
+        }
+        if ('updated' === $message) {
+            $type = strtolower($journal->transactionType->type);
+            session()->flash('success_uri', route('transactions.show', [$transactionGroupId]));
+            session()->flash('success', (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.updated_%s', $type), ['description' => $title]));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function testing(): bool
+    {
+        // ignore middleware in test environment.
+        return 'testing' === config('app.env') || !auth()->check();
+    }
+}