Form request with multiple validation rules and unique check on Update
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use App\Http\Requests\Request;
class AdminUsersRequest extends Request
{
/**
* 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.
*
* @return array
*/
public function rules()
{
switch($this->method())
{
case 'GET':
case 'DELETE':
{
return [];
}
case 'POST':
{
return [
'name' => 'required|max:255',
'email' => 'required|email|max:255|unique:users',
'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:6',
];
}
case 'PUT':
case 'PATCH':
{
$patch_rules = [
'name' => 'required|max:255',
'email' => 'required|email|max:255|unique:users,email,'.$this->users,
'password' => 'sometimes|confirmed|min:6',
];
return $patch_rules;
}
default:break;
}
}
}