Is there any way to get original data in request? I mean, in my case I want to validate updating user's in the form. I want the email to be unique on emails in database except on the email that user wrote to the form.
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This is perfectly possible using the build in validators: laravel.com/docs/5.5/validation#rule-uniqueJerodev– Jerodev2017-11-02 13:47:31 +00:00Commented Nov 2, 2017 at 13:47
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Laravel already has a validation rule for this, you can add an id of the user to ignore to your unique validator.
'email' => [
'required',
Rule::unique('users')->ignore($currentUser->id),
]
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I used something like this:
'email' => ['sometimes', 'email', 'unique:users,email,'.$user->getKey().','.$user->getKeyName().',deleted_at,NULL', 'string'],
Not sure if it is the best solution but works. I kind of do not like it because the $user is based on hidden input from the request.
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You can do it liks this:
'email' => 'unique:users,email,'.$user->id
The user id will allow you to keep updating the record but maintain the unique constraint on email. You don't need a hidden input field for $user->id btw.
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Epsilon47
I do because form I am updating is binded like so:
{!! Form::model($customerAddress, ['route' => 'user.update', 'class' => 'form form-horizontal form-user-data']) !!} and I cannot access $this->user in the request.