laravel custom helpers (helpers.php)

<?php
/**
 * Created by PhpStorm.
 * User: oLDu67
 * Date: 19.09.2017
 * Time: 10:44
 *
 * @param array $inputs
 * @param array|null $excepts
 *
 * @return array
 */

function removeHtmlTagsOfFields(array $inputs, array $excepts = null)
{
    $inputOriginal = $inputs;

    $inputs = array_except($inputs, $excepts);

    foreach ($inputs as $index => $in){
        $inputs[$index] = strip_tags($in);
    }

    if(!empty($excepts)){

        foreach ($excepts as $except){
            $inputs[$except] = $inputOriginal[$except];
        }
    }

    return $inputs;
}


/**
 * @param string $field
 *
 * @return string
 */
function removeHtmlTagsOfField(string $field){
    return htmlentities(strip_tags($field), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
}

    /*
     * Usage :
     *
     *
        Remove tags of array fields in controller with excepts fields


        $inputs = removeHtmlTagsOfFields(Input::all(),[
                                '_method',
                                '_token',
                                'password'
                            ]);


        $inputs = removeHtmlTagsOfFields($request->all(),[
                                        '_method',
                                        '_token',
                                        'password'
                                   ]);

        Instead of

        $input['facebook'] = strip_tags($input['facebook']);
        $input['twitter'] = strip_tags($input['twitter']);
        $input['pinterest'] = strip_tags($input['pinterest']);
        $input['linkedin'] = strip_tags($input['linkedin']);
        $input['youtube'] = strip_tags($input['youtube']);
        $input['web_site'] = strip_tags($input['web_site']);
        $input['bio_note'] = strip_tags($input['bio_note']);
        ....

        Optional excepts

        $inputs = removeHtmlTagsOfFields($request->all());


        https://gist.github.com/oLDu67/10863c9f51064d1d9390016b28143f85
     *
     *
     * */