invoiceninja/app/Http/Requests/RegisterRequest.php

<?php namespace app\Http\Requests;

use Auth;
use App\Http\Requests\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
use Illuminate\Validation\Factory;
use App\Libraries\Utils;
use Response;

class RegisterRequest extends Request
{
    /**
     * 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()
    {
        $rules = [
            'email' => 'required|unique:users',
            'first_name' => 'required',
            'last_name' => 'required',
            'password' => 'required',
        ];

        return $rules;
    }

    public function response(array $errors)
    {
        //return parent::response($errors); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub

        Log::info($errors);
        
        foreach($errors as $err) {
            $error['error'] = $err;
            $error = json_encode($error, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
            $headers = Utils::getApiHeaders();

            return Response::make($error, 400, $headers);
        }
    }
}