user()->can('edit', $this->invoice); } public function rules() { return [ 'action' => 'required' ]; } protected function prepareForValidation() { $input = $this->all(); $this->invoice = Invoice::find($this->decodePrimary($invoice_id)); if(!array_key_exists('action', $input) { $this->error_msg = 'Action is a required field'; } elseif(!$this->invoiceDeletable($this->invoice)){ unset($input['action']); $this->error_msg = 'This invoice cannot be deleted'; } elseif(!$this->invoiceCancellable($this->invoice)) { unset($input['action']); $this->error_msg = 'This invoice cannot be cancelled'; } else if(!$this->invoiceReversable($this->invoice)) { unset($input['action']); $this->error_msg = 'This invoice cannot be reversed'; } $this->replace($input); } public function messages() { return [ 'action' => $this->error_msg; ] } }