user()->can( 'update', $this->route('task') ); } /** * Get the validation rules that apply to the request. * * @return array */ public function rules() { $rules = [ 'name' => 'required|max:60', 'progress' => 'required|numeric|max:100', 'job_id' => 'required|numeric|exists:jobs,id', ]; //Allow for flexibility instead of optionless hard-coded value for "description". This is //achieved using environmental variable. //A value of zero (0) will mean "no limit" $charLenTaskDescription = intval(env('DESCRIPTION_CHAR_LEN', 255)); if ($charLenTaskDescription > 0) { $rules['description'] = "max:$charLenTaskDescription"; } return $rules; } }