user()->can('create', Vendor::class); } public function rules() { /* Ensure we have a client name, and that all emails are unique*/ //$rules['name'] = 'required|min:1'; $rules['id_number'] = 'unique:vendors,id_number,'.$this->id.',id,company_id,'.$this->company_id; //$rules['settings'] = new ValidVendorGroupSettingsRule(); $rules['contacts.*.email'] = 'nullable|distinct'; return $rules; } protected function prepareForValidation() { $input = $this->all(); $input = $this->decodePrimaryKeys($input); $this->replace($input); } public function messages() { return [ 'unique' => ctrans('validation.unique', ['attribute' => 'email']), //'required' => trans('validation.required', ['attribute' => 'email']), 'contacts.*.email.required' => ctrans('validation.email', ['attribute' => 'email']), ]; } }