"required|unique:custom_fieldsets" ]; /** * Whether the model should inject it's identifier to the unique * validation rules before attempting validation. If this property * is not set in the model it will default to true. * * @var boolean */ protected $injectUniqueIdentifier = true; use ValidatingTrait; public function fields() { return $this->belongsToMany('\App\Models\CustomField')->withPivot(["required","order"])->orderBy("pivot_order"); } public function models() { return $this->hasMany('\App\Models\AssetModel', "fieldset_id"); } public function user() { return $this->belongsTo('\App\Models\User'); //WARNING - not all CustomFieldsets have a User!! } public function validation_rules() { $rules=[]; foreach ($this->fields as $field) { $rule = []; if (($field->field_encrypted!='1') || (($field->field_encrypted =='1') && (Gate::allows('admin')) )) { if ($field->pivot->required) { $rule[]="required"; } } array_push($rule, $field->attributes['format']); $rules[$field->db_column_name()]=$rule; } return $rules; } }