Store json array in the api controller -laravel 8 - laravel

Question

I'm a little bit confused to how I can store data in my api controller,
My json looks like this:
[
{ a: 1 },
{ a: 2 }
]
I have my rules
$rules = [
'*.a' => 'required',
];
I have my validation
$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), $rules);
if ($validator->fails()) {
$error = $validator->messages()->toJson();
return response($error, 200);
}
and now there's my "problem": I would like to make a cleaner code.
My old option was pass the request->all() to a variable , json decode the contenent and make a foreach cycle to store data as here:
foreach ($datas as $data) {
$data = new rawData([
'a' => $data->a,
]);
$newrawData->save();
}
can I do a cleaner thing?? and How?

Answer 1

You can put your validation logic in a custom form request validator.
First, create the validator
php artisan make:request ExampleRequest
You can find the newly created a new class in app/Http/Requests/ExampleRequest.php and you can add your rules as follows
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class ExampleRequest 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 [
'*.a' => 'required',
];
}
}
Now your controller method/action will not be executed unless the request passes the validation rules. you can use it in your controller method as follows:
In app/Http/Controllers/ExampleController.php
public function store(ExampleRequest $request)
{
// Your normal code.
}

Answer 2

that looks quite good. There is only one small thing I would have done differently. But it's a matter of taste.
foreach ($datas as $data) {
rawData::create($data->toArray());
}
And you can you use the request object directly to validate. or you implement an custom Request Object what you pass as parameter in your function.
$request->validate([
'*.a' => 'required',
]);