/home/mip/mip/app/Modules/Client/Requests/Officers/OfficerRequest.php
<?php

namespace QxCMS\Modules\Client\Requests\Officers;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

class OfficerRequest 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()
    {
        $client = auth('client')->user()->client;
        $dateformat = $client->date_picker;
 
        if($this->getId()) {
            return [
                'name' => 'required',
                'access_type' => 'required',
                'email' => 'required|email|unique:qxcms.client_users,email,'.(($this->getId()) ? $this->getId():'NULL').',id,client_id,'.auth()->user()->client->id,
                'username' => 'required|unique:qxcms.client_users,username,'.(($this->getId()) ? $this->getId():'NULL').',id,client_id,'.auth()->user()->client->id,
                'status' => 'required',
                'password' => 'min:6',
                'password_confirmation' => 'required_with:password|same:password',
                'validity_date' => 'date_format:'.$dateformat['php'],
            ];
        } 

        return [
                'name' => 'required',
                'access_type' => 'required',
                'email' => 'required|email|unique:qxcms.client_users,email,'.(($this->getId()) ? $this->getId():'NULL').',id,client_id,'.auth()->user()->client->id,
                'username' => 'required|unique:qxcms.client_users,username,'.(($this->getId()) ? $this->getId():'NULL').',id,client_id,'.auth()->user()->client->id,
                'status' => 'required',
                'password' => 'required|min:6',
                'password_confirmation' => 'required|same:password',
                'validity_date' => 'date_format:'.$dateformat['php'],
            ];

    }

    public function messages()
    {
        return [
            'password_confirmation.required' => 'The re-type password field is required.',
            'password_confirmation.required_with' => 'The re-type password field is required when changing password.',
            'password_confirmation.same' => 'The re-type password and password must match.',
            //'validity_date.required' => 'The account period validity field is required.',
            'validity_date.date_format' => 'The account period validity date does not match the format :format.'
        ];
    }


    public function getId()
    {
        return decode($this->officer);
    }
}