How can I set comparison datetime in validation laravel?

Question

I use laravel 5.3

My laravel validation like this :

<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class AddCartRequest extends FormRequest
{
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'id'=>'required|numeric',
            ...
            'request_date'=>'required'
        ];
    }
}

If value of request_date is

01-08-2017 13:00:00

I want to add condition like this :

If request date < now + 5 hour, then it will display message : "Request date must be larger 5 hours from now"

How can I do it?

Solution

I think you can use after:date

The field under validation must be a value after a given date. The dates will be passed into the PHP strtotime function.

You simply need to create the right date string using something like this:

'request_date'=>'after:'.date(DATE_ATOM, time() + (5 * 60 * 60)),

Seems that you can also chain these rules like this:

'request_date' => 'required|date_format:Y-m-d H:i:s|after:5 hours'

Comments

[fubar]

You most likely need to write a custom validation rule.

[fubar]

Custom validation rules docs. You try first and come back when you have questions.

[fubar]

Surely you need to use the request_date value, rather than the current time?

[gview]

He asked for '< now + 5 hour'. It's a validation of an entered date. This validation will fail, if the entered date is not at least 5 hours from now. This is what is being asked for.

[Success Man]

@gview, I try this : 'request_date' => 'required|date_format:Y-m-d H:i:s|after:5 hours', it works

[victorf]

still valid for laravel 5.7