free-pmo/app/Http/Requests/Jobs/CreateRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests\Jobs;

use App\Entities\Projects\Project;
use App\Http\Requests\Request;

class CreateRequest extends Request
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        $project = Project::findOrFail($this->segment(2));

        return auth()->user()->can('manage_jobs', $project);
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        $rules = [
            'name'              => "required|max:60",
            'price'             => 'required|numeric',
            'worker_id'         => 'required|numeric',
            'type_id'           => 'required|numeric',
            'target_start_date' => 'nullable|date|date_format:Y-m-d',
            'target_end_date'   => 'nullable|date|date_format:Y-m-d',
        ];

        //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"

        $char_len_job_description = intval(env("CHAR_LEN_JOB_DESCRIPTION", 255));
        if ($char_len_job_description > 0) {
            $rules["description"] = "max:$char_len_job_description";
        }

        return $rules;
    }
}