user(); return $user->can('edit', $this->task); } public function rules() { $rules = [ 'documents' => 'bail|sometimes|file|mimes:csv,png,ai,jpeg,tiff,pdf,gif,psd,txt,doc,xls,ppt,xlsx,docx,pptx|max:2000000', 'is_public' => 'sometimes|boolean', ]; return $rules; } public function prepareForValidation() { $input = $this->all(); if(isset($input['is_public'])) $input['is_public'] = $this->toBoolean($input['is_public']); $this->replace($input); } }