<?php namespace App\Http\Requests; use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest; use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth; class SaveUserSettingsRequest extends FormRequest { /** * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request. * * @return bool */ public function authorize() { return true; } /** * Get the validation rules that apply to the request. * * @return array */ public function rules() { return [ 'name' => 'required|max:255', 'email' => 'required|email|max:255|unique:users,email,' . Auth::user()->id, 'profile_alias' => 'sometimes|max:255|unique:users,profile_alias,' . Auth::user()->id ]; } }