user()->isAdmin(); } public function rules() { return [ 'start_date' => 'bail|nullable|required_if:date_range,custom|string|date', 'end_date' => 'bail|nullable|required_if:date_range,custom|string|date', 'is_income_billed' => 'required|bail|bool', 'is_expense_billed' => 'bool', 'include_tax' => 'required|bail|bool', 'date_range' => 'sometimes|string', 'send_email' => 'bool', ]; } public function prepareForValidation() { $input = $this->all(); if (! array_key_exists('date_range', $input)) { $input['date_range'] = 'all'; } $this->replace($input); } }