Validate all JSON requests in Laravel - json

Question

I am making a registration function with a RegisterRequest request class which should validate the request:
public function register(RegisterRequest $request)
{
//
}
The request validation (RegisterRequest) looks like this:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests\Api\User;
use App\Http\Requests\Request;
class RegisterRequest extends Request
{
/**
* Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
*
* #return bool
*/
public function authorize()
{
return true; // TODO: should secure this.
}
/**
* Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
*
* #return array
*/
public function rules()
{
return [
'name' => 'required',
'email' => 'required|email|unique:users,email',
];
}
}
But I get the error that name and email are missing, I think this is because the request is send in JSON. How can I make this request validate the JSON input I am giving? Thanks in advance.
The way I am making the request:
handleSubmit (data) {
// Register User
this.$http
.post('/api/user/register', data)
.then(response => {
console.log(response)
// Clear form
// Show snackbar
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(error)
})
.finally(
// Update items in DataTable
console.log(data)
)
}
When I console.log(data); it shows me this:
{"name":"asdsfsdf","email":"sdfsfd#sdfs.com"}
when I try to validate like this:
$validator = Validator::make($request->json()->all(), [
'name' => 'required',
'email' => 'required|email|unique:users,email',
]);
It works, but I want to separate this logic from the controller.

Answer 1

Based on your comment, you're not sending the data correctly to the server --- you're sending it as an array key. In your AJAX/request call, send data as following (I'm using axios library as demo, but the schema can be applied in jquery or other js tools as well):
axios.post('/link/to/web/route', {
name: 'my name',
email: 'my email',
}).then(response=>{
alert('Data sent with success!')
}).catch(error=>{
alert('Error has occurred. Please check browser console');
console.log(error)
})

Answer 2

I managed to fix it by using the prepareForValidation method (https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/validation#prepare-input-for-validation):
protected function prepareForValidation()
{
$this->merge([
'name' => $this->json('name'),
'email' => $this->json('email')
]);
}
The rules function now successfully validates the JSON input.