Laravel Validate Query and Path/Route Parameters

An example repository on how to validate route/path and query parameters using Laravel Form Requests.

The two primary classes at play are here

Read more about how to easily use this in this snippet: https://commandz.io/snippets/laravel/laravel-validate-path-or-query-parameter-in-form-request/

<?php

protected $routeParametersToValidate = ['post_id' => 'postId'];
protected $queryParametersToValidate = ['include' => 'include'];

public function rules()
{
    return [
        'post_id' => 'required|exists:posts,id',
        'include' => 'sometimes|numeric|nullable',
        'name' => 'required|string',
    ];
}

public function all($keys = null)
{
    $data = parent::all();

    foreach ($this->routeParametersToValidate as $validationDataKey => $routeParameter) {
        $data[$validationDataKey] = $this->route($routeParameter);
    }

    foreach ($this->queryParametersToValidate as $validationDataKey => $queryParameter) {
        $data[$validationDataKey] = $this->query($queryParameter);
    }

    return $data;
}

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Laravel Validate Query and Path/Route Parameters