webstatement/app/Http/Requests/PrintStatementRequest.php

<?php

    namespace Modules\Webstatement\Http\Requests;

    use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
    use Modules\Webstatement\Models\PrintStatementLog as Statement;

    class PrintStatementRequest extends FormRequest
    {
        /**
         * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
         */
        public function authorize()
        : bool
        {
            return true;
        }

        /**
         * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
         *
         * @return array<string, \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule|array<mixed>|string>
         */
        public function rules()
        : array
        {
            $rules = [
                'branch_code'     => ['required', 'string', 'exists:branches,code'],
                'account_number'  => ['required', 'string'],
                'is_period_range' => ['sometimes', 'boolean'],
                'email'           => ['nullable', 'email'],
                'email_sent_at'   => ['nullable', 'timestamp'],
                'period_from'     => [
                    'required',
                    'string',
                    'regex:/^\d{6}$/', // YYYYMM format
                    // Prevent duplicate requests with same account number and period
                    function ($attribute, $value, $fail) {
                        $query = Statement::where('account_number', $this->input('account_number'))
                                          ->where('authorization_status', '!=', 'rejected')
                                          ->where('period_from', $value);

                        // If this is an update request, exclude the current record
                        if ($this->route('statement')) {
                            $query->where('id', '!=', $this->route('statement'));
                        }

                        // If period_to is provided, check for overlapping periods
                        if ($this->input('period_to')) {
                            $query->where(function ($q) use ($value) {
                                $q->where('period_from', '<=', $this->input('period_to'))
                                  ->where('period_to', '>=', $value);
                            });
                        }

                        if ($query->exists()) {
                            $fail('A statement request with this account number and period already exists.');
                        }
                    }
                ],
            ];

            // If it's a period range, require period_to
            if ($this->input('period_to')) {
                $rules['period_to'] = [
                    'required',
                    'string',
                    'regex:/^\d{6}$/', // YYYYMM format
                    'gte:period_from' // period_to must be greater than or equal to period_from
                ];
            }

            return $rules;
        }

        /**
         * Get custom messages for validator errors.
         *
         * @return array
         */
        public function messages()
        : array
        {
            return [
                'branch_code.required'    => 'Branch code is required',
                'branch_code.exists'      => 'Selected branch does not exist',
                'account_number.required' => 'Account number is required',
                'period_from.required'    => 'Period is required',
                'period_from.regex'       => 'Period must be in YYYYMM format',
                'period_to.required'      => 'End period is required for period range',
                'period_to.regex'         => 'End period must be in YYYYMM format',
                'period_to.gte'           => 'End period must be after or equal to start period',
            ];
        }

        /**
         * Prepare the data for validation.
         *
         * @return void
         */
        protected function prepareForValidation()
        : void
        {
            if ($this->has('period_from')) {
                //conver to YYYYMM format
                $this->merge([
                    'period_from' => substr($this->period_from, 0, 4) . substr($this->period_from, 5, 2),
                ]);
            }

            if ($this->has('period_to')) {
                //conver to YYYYMM format
                $this->merge([
                    'period_to' => substr($this->period_to, 0, 4) . substr($this->period_to, 5, 2),
                ]);
            }

            // Convert is_period_range to boolean if it exists
            if ($this->has('period_to')) {
                $this->merge([
                    'is_period_range' => true,
                ]);
            }
        }
    }