<?php namespace App\Http\Traits; trait TwoColumnUniqueUndeletedTrait { /** * Prepare a unique_ids rule, adding a model identifier if required. * * @param array $parameters * @param string $field * @return string */ protected function prepareTwoColumnUniqueUndeletedRule($parameters) { $column = $parameters[0]; $value = $this->{$parameters[0]}; // This is an existing model we're updating so ignore the current ID ($this->getKey()) if ($this->exists) { return 'two_column_unique_undeleted:'.$this->table.','.$this->getKey().','.$column.','.$value; } // This is a new record, so we can ignore the current ID return 'two_column_unique_undeleted:'.$this->table.',0,'.$column.','.$value; } }