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I have a controller that posts in multiple models at once. Also posts multiple times in one submit request there is a forloop inside the view. The form works the thing is because it uses multiple models I use
$data = $request->all(); then I validate after. Most documentation in regards to form validation shows adding rules and messages in regards to one model. I read about form validation and I did it for controllers that only post using one model. Just wondering if there any tips in regards to improving the validation. Like should I use $data = request->validated(…); multiple times?
$data = $request->all();
$rules = [
'first_name' => 'nullable',
'last_name' => 'nullable',
'email' => 'required|email',
'attachment_name' => 'nullable',
'attachment_size' => 'nullable',
'attachment' => 'required|mimes:pdf|max:2048',
];
$validation = Validator::make($data, $rules, $messages);
if ($validation->fails()) {
throw new ValidationException($validation);
}
if (!empty($data['experiences'])) {
if (count($data['experiences']) > 0) {
foreach ($data['experiences'] as $key => $experience) {
$rules = [
'experiences.' . $key . '.title' => 'required',
'experiences.' . $key . '.location' => 'required',
'experiences.' . $key . '.start_date' => 'required',
'experiences.' . $key . '.finish_date' => 'required',
];
$messages = [
'experiences.' . $key . '.title.required' => 'Title field is required for Experience -' . ($key + 1),
'experiences.' . $key . '.location.required' => 'Location field is required for Experience -' . ($key + 1),
'experiences.' . $key . '.start_date.required' => 'Start Date field is required for Experience -' . ($key + 1),
'experiences.' . $key . '.finish_date.required' => 'Finish Date field is required for Experience -' . ($key + 1),
];
$validation = Validator::make($data, $rules, $messages);
if ($validation->fails()) {
throw new ValidationException($validation);
}
$data['experiences'][$key]['start_date'] = Carbon::createFromFormat('d/m/Y',
$experience['start_date']);
$data['experiences'][$key]['finish_date'] ? Carbon::createFromFormat('d/m/Y', $education['finish_date'])
: null;
}
}
}
}
Most documentation in regards to form validation shows adding rules and messages in regards to one model
You're missing the point IMHO; we are validating the data in from form; it is irrelevant if this data belongs to one or more models.
What are you doing here, this is not very "Laravel" is it????
if (!empty($data['experiences'])) {
if (count($data['experiences']) > 0) {
foreach ($data['experiences'] as $key => $experience) {
$rules = [//...
@tykus In the view there is a repeater so This validation will show only to the relevant key. If you added experience 3 times and you forgot to add something in one of them, this key is there to point to the error.
<div class="col-sm-12">
<h5>Experiences</h5>
<div data-repeater-list="experiences">
<div data-repeater-item class="inline-form row mx-0 mb-15">
<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12">
<label>Title</label>
<input type="text" name="experiences[title]"
class="form-control" placeholder="Title"/>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12">
<label>Location</label>
<input type="text" required name="experiences[location]"
class="form-control" placeholder="Location"/>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12">
<label>Start Date</label>
<input type="text" required name="experiences[start_date]"
class="form-control" data-provide="datepicker"
data-date-start-date="0"
data-date-autoclose="true"
placeholder="Start Date"/>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12">
<label>Finish Date</label>
<input type="text" required name="experiences[finish_date]"
data-date-start-date="0"
data-date-autoclose="true"
class="form-control" data-provide="datepicker"
placeholder="Finish Date"/>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12">
<label>Description</label>
<input type="text" name="experiences[description]"
class="form-control" placeholder="Description"/>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12 mt-32">
<button data-repeater-delete type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
Delete
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-12">
<input data-repeater-create type="button" class="add-button btn btn-primary"
value="+ Add Experience"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
@devionti there is a wildcard for the array keys
$rules = [
'first_name' => 'nullable',
'last_name' => 'nullable',
'email' => 'required|email',
'attachment_name' => 'nullable',
'attachment_size' => 'nullable',
'attachment' => 'required|mimes:pdf|max:2048',
'experiences.*.title' => 'required',
'experiences.*.location' => 'required',
'experiences.*.start_date' => 'required',
'experiences.*.finish_date' => 'required',
];
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