How add Custom Validation Rules when using Form Request Validation in Laravel 5

Question

I am using form request validation method for validating request in laravel 5.I would like to add my own validation rule with form request validation method.My request class

Answer 1

The accepted answer works for global validation rules, but many times you will be validating certain conditions that are very specific to a form. Here's what I recommend in those circumstances (that seems to be somewhat intended from Laravel source code at line 75 of FormRequest.php):

Add a validator method to the parent Request your requests will extend:

input(), $this->rules(), $this->messages(), $this->attributes());

        if(method_exists($this, 'moreValidation')){
            $this->moreValidation($v);
        }

        return $v;
    }
}

Now all your specific requests will look like this:

 'max:60',
            'items' => 'array'
        ];
    }

    // Here we can do more with the validation instance...
    public function moreValidation($validator){

        // Use an "after validation hook" (see laravel docs)
        $validator->after(function($validator)
        {
            // Check to see if valid numeric array
            foreach ($this->input('items') as $item) {
                if (!is_int($item)) {
                    $validator->errors()->add('items', 'Items should all be numeric');
                    break;
                }
            }
        });
    }

    // Bonus: I also like to take care of any custom messages here
    public function messages(){
        return [
            'shipping_country.max' => 'Whoa! Easy there on shipping char. count!'
        ];
    }
}