Laravel Rules

Fluent, chainable validation rules for Laravel.

use BradieTilley\Rules\Rule;
use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Password;

return [
    'email' => Rule::make()
        ->bail()
        ->when(
            $this->method() === 'POST',
            Rule::make()->required(),
            Rule::make()->sometimes(),
        )
        ->string()
        ->email()
        ->unique(
            table: User::class,
            column: 'email',
            ignore: $this->route('user')?->id,
        ),
    'password' => rule()
        ->bail()
        ->when(
            $this->method() === 'POST',
            rule()->required(),
            rule()->sometimes(),
        )
        ->string()
        ->password(
            Password::min(8)->letters()->numbers(),
        ),
];

Documentation

Requirements

PHP 8.2+
Laravel 12+

Quick start

composer require bradietilley/laravel-rules

use BradieTilley\Rules\Rule;

return [
    'my_field' => Rule::make()->required()->string(),
];

See Installation and Usage for full walkthroughs.

Benefits

Better syntax — chain rules like migration column definitions
Parameter insights — method arguments with autocompletion and @link to Laravel docs
Variable injection — ->min(getMinValue()) instead of 'min:'.getMinValue()
Conditional logic — ->when(), ->unless(), and rule methods that accept conditions
Wide support — all core Laravel rules plus custom rule classes
Fully customisable — macros, reusable callables, and custom Rule subclasses

Performance

Overhead is typically in the low tens of microseconds per validator run and is considered negligible. Relative cost drops further as more fields use the package in a single request.