freeu-project/app/Http/Requests/StoreTestimonialRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

class StoreTestimonialRequest extends FormRequest
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'client_name' => 'required',
            'client_designation_company_name' => 'required',
            'description' => 'required',
        ];
    }

    public function messages(){
        return [
            'required' => 'The :attribute field is required.',
        ];
    }

    public function validated()
    {
        // if($this->client_images === 'male.jpg' || $this->client_images === 'female.png'){
        //     $image = $this->client_images;
        // }
        // if($this->client_images === "One"){
        //     if($this->has('client_images_one')){
        //         $image = time() . '.' . $this->client_images_one->extension();
        //         $this->client_images_one->move(public_path('/uploads/testimonials/images'), $image);
        //     }
        // }
        return array_merge(parent::validated(), [
            'rating' => $this->rating,
            // 'client_image' => $image
        ]);
        // return parent::validated();
    }
}