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'; $contacts = request('contacts'); if (is_array($contacts)) { for ($i = 0; $i < count($contacts); $i++) { //$rules['contacts.' . $i . '.email'] = 'nullable|email|distinct'; } } return $rules; } protected function prepareForValidation() { $input = $this->all(); if (!isset($input['settings'])) { $input['settings'] = VendorSettings::defaults(); } $this->replace($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']), ]; } }