Laravel Validator / Uploaded File Fails At Required - validation

Question

"dd" output of Input::all() in postController:
array(8) {
["_token"]=>
string(40) "6WZ87M1LCiVCsaUS9HbjZckRibXfF2RP69LCpW7K",
...
...
["svg"]=>
object(Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile)#9 (7) {
["test":"Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile":private]=>
bool(false)
["originalName":"Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile":private]=>
string(39) "Screenshot from 2013-06-18 17:07:27.png"
["mimeType":"Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile":private]=>
string(9) "image/png"
["size":"Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile":private]=>
int(29747)
["error":"Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile":private]=>
int(0)
["pathName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(14) "/tmp/phpdRTDU7"
["fileName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(9) "phpdRTDU7"
}
}
Validation:
$rules = array('svg' => 'required');
$check = Validator::make(Input::except('_token'), $rules);
if($check->fails()){
return Redirect::back()->withErrors($check);
}else{
return Redirect::back()->with('message', 'No problem');
}
And I get the error message:
Error message:
The svg field is required.
Even if I upload file as you see on dd output, it shows that error always.
Thanks,

Answer 1

user2413500 found that the problem was using Input::except('_token') which did not include the file object. However, Input::all() does include the file object. This seems to be a bug which I'll report, but the definition of Input::except is "all" minus the items you don't want.
But what seems to be happening is "all" minus the items you don't want, minus your file!
Itrulia and Taylor say this is not a bug.
However, these are confusingly not identical statements when you have a $_FILE posted...
$params = Input::except('_token'); // Missing file inputs!
$params = array_except(Input::all(), '_token'); // The current solution.
Be on guard! :)