Validating Nest JSON with Parameters - laravel

Question

I am trying to validate a nested JSON object in Laravel. I have created a custom rule to do this however I have an issue currently, I want to be able to pass the object at the current array index to my custom validator:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests\App;
use App\Rules\CheckoutDepatureCheck;
use App\Rules\SeatIsAvailable;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class CheckoutRequest 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 [
"company" => "required",
"seats" => "required|array",
"seats.*.seat_no" => ['required', new SeatIsAvailable()], // would like to pass seat.* to the constructor of my custom validator here
"seats.*.schedule_id" => "required|numeric",
"seats.*.date" => "required|date"
];
}
}
The point for this is my custom validator needs schedule_id and data as well as the seat_no to successfully validate the request.
How do I do this in Laravel?

Answer 1

You can dynamically add rules depending on the length of the seats' array input
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests\App;
use App\Rules\CheckoutDepatureCheck;
use App\Rules\SeatIsAvailable;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class CheckoutRequest 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()
{
$rules = [
'company' => 'required',
'seats' => 'required|array',
];
return array_merge($rules, $this->seatsRules());
}
private function seatsRules(): array
{
$rules = [];
foreach ((array) $this->request->get('seats') as $key => $seat) {
$rules["seats.$key.seat_no"] = ['required', new SeatIsAvailable($seat)];
$rules["seats.$key.schedule_id"] = 'required|numeric';
$rules["seats.$key.date"] = 'required|date';
}
return $rules;
}
}