Laravel - Form Request Example

ExampleFormRequest.php

<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

/**
 * Laravel Transformer
 * 
 * Package at:
 * 	https://github.com/konsulting/laravel-transformer
 */
use Konsulting\Laravel\Transformer\TransformingRequest;

class ExampleFormRequest extends FormRequest
{
    /**
	 * Add this trait to transform the input values before validating.
	 */
    use TransformingRequest;
    
    /**
     **************************************************
	 * Optional Properties
     *  (only include if you need)
	 **************************************************
     */

	/**
	 * The URI to redirect to if validation fails.
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	protected $redirect;

	/**
	 * The route to redirect to if validation fails.
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	protected $redirectRoute;

	/**
	 * The controller action to redirect to if validation fails.
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	protected $redirectAction;

	/**
	 * The key to be used for the view error bag.
	 *
	 * @var string
	 */
	protected $errorBag = 'default';

	/**
	 * The input keys that should not be flashed on redirect.
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $dontFlash = ['password', 'password_confirmation'];

    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        return true;
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * > You may type-hint any dependencies you need within the rules method's signature.
     * > They will automatically be resolved via the Laravel service container.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'title' => 'required|unique:posts|max:255',
            'body' => 'required',
        ];
    }
    
	/**
	 * Set custom messages for validator errors.
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function messages()
	{
		return [];
	}

	/**
	 * Set custom attributes for validator errors.
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function attributes()
	{
		return [];
	}

    /**
     * Configure the validator instance.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Validation\Validator  $validator
     * @return void
     */
    public function withValidator($validator)
    {
        $validator->after(function ($validator) {
            if ($this->somethingElseIsInvalid()) {
                $validator->errors()->add('field', 'Something is wrong with this field!');
            }
        });
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns an array of filters to apply to incoming form input.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function transformRules()
    {
        return [
            'name' => 'trim|uppercase',
            'message' => 'trim',
        ];
    }
}