Update

app/Http/Controllers/UserAIController.php

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Helpers\FirstParty\Credits\CreditsService;
-use App\Helpers\FirstParty\Meme\MemeGenerator;
+use App\Jobs\GenerateMemeJob;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use App\Models\Category;
 use Auth;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class UserAIController extends Controller
 {
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ public function generateMeme(Request $request)
     {
         $user = Auth::user();
 
-
         if (!CreditsService::canSpend($user->id, 2)) {
             return response()->json([
                 'error' => [
@@ -25,24 +26,69 @@ public function generateMeme(Request $request)
 
         CreditsService::spend($user->id, 2);
 
-        $meme = MemeGenerator::generateMemeByKeyword($request->prompt);
-
-        $meme_media = MemeGenerator::getSuitableMemeMedia($meme, 2);
+        $jobId = Str::uuid()->toString();
+        
+        Cache::put("meme_job_status_{$jobId}", 'pending', 300);
+        
+        $job = new GenerateMemeJob($user->id, $request->prompt, $jobId);
+        dispatch($job);
 
         return response()->json([
             'success' => [
                 'data' => [
-                    'generate' => [
-                        'info' => $meme,
-                        'caption' => $meme->caption,
-                        'meme' => $meme_media,
-                        'background' => $meme->background_media,
-                    ],
+                    'job_id' => $jobId,
+                    'status' => 'pending',
                 ],
             ],
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function checkMemeJobStatus(Request $request)
+    {
+        $jobId = $request->job_id;
+        
+        if (!$jobId) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => [
+                    'message' => 'Job ID is required.',
+                ],
+            ], 400);
+        }
+
+        $status = Cache::get("meme_job_status_{$jobId}");
+        
+        if (!$status) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => [
+                    'message' => 'Job not found or expired.',
+                ],
+            ], 404);
+        }
+
+        $response = [
+            'success' => [
+                'data' => [
+                    'job_id' => $jobId,
+                    'status' => $status,
+                ],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        if ($status === 'completed') {
+            $result = Cache::get("meme_job_result_{$jobId}");
+            if ($result) {
+                $response['success']['data']['result'] = $result;
+            }
+        } elseif ($status === 'failed') {
+            $error = Cache::get("meme_job_error_{$jobId}");
+            if ($error) {
+                $response['success']['data']['error'] = $error;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return response()->json($response);
+    }
+
     public function aiHints()
     {
         $categories = Category::whereNotNull('keywords')

app/Jobs/GenerateMemeJob.php

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Helpers\FirstParty\Meme\MemeGenerator;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class GenerateMemeJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $timeout = 30;
+    public $tries = 1;
+
+    protected $userId;
+    protected $prompt;
+    protected $jobId;
+
+    public function __construct(int $userId, string $prompt, string $jobId = null)
+    {
+        $this->userId = $userId;
+        $this->prompt = $prompt;
+        $this->jobId = $jobId ?: Str::uuid()->toString();
+        $this->queue = 'ai';
+    }
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            Cache::put("meme_job_status_{$this->jobId}", 'processing', 300);
+
+            $meme = MemeGenerator::generateMemeByKeyword($this->prompt);
+            $meme_media = MemeGenerator::getSuitableMemeMedia($meme, 2);
+
+            $result = [
+                'generate' => [
+                    'info' => $meme,
+                    'caption' => $meme->caption,
+                    'meme' => $meme_media,
+                    'background' => $meme->background_media,
+                ],
+            ];
+
+            Cache::put("meme_job_result_{$this->jobId}", $result, 300);
+            Cache::put("meme_job_status_{$this->jobId}", 'completed', 300);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            Cache::put("meme_job_status_{$this->jobId}", 'failed', 300);
+            Cache::put("meme_job_error_{$this->jobId}", $e->getMessage(), 300);
+            throw $e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getJobId(): string
+    {
+        return $this->jobId;
+    }
+}