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Overview

You can specify that Filter::field(), Filter::relation(), Filter::morphRelation(), Filter::morphType() and Filter::custom() filters must be required.

  • When a required filter is not used, a RequiredFilterException is thrown.
  • RequiredFilterException extends Laravels ValidationException.
    • You can let this bubble up to your controller for the default laravel 422 response.
  • This exception CAN NOT be suppressed.

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Marking As Required

public function allowedFilters(): AllowedFilterList
{
    return Filter::only(
        /*
         * Field
         */
        Filter::field('name', [FilterType::LIKE])->required(),
        /*
         * Relation
         */
        Filter::relation('books', [FilterType::HAS],
            Filter::only(
                Filter::field('title', [FilterType::LIKE])->required()
            )
        )->required(),
        /*
         * Morph Relation
         */
        Filter::morphRelation('imageable', [FilterType::HAS_MORPH],
            /*
             * Morph Type
             */
            Filter::morphType(Article::class,
                Filter::only(
                    Filter::field('title', [FilterType::LIKE])->required()
                )
            )->required()
        )->required(),
        /*
         * Custom
         */
        Filter::custom('$latest')->required()
    );
}

Model::filter([]);
// RequiredFilterException errors
[
    'name' => [
        'Name filter is required.',
    ],
    'books' => [
        'Books filter is required.',
    ],
    'books.title' => [
        'Title filter is required.',
    ],
    'imageable' => [
        'Imageable filter is required.',
    ],
    'imageable.articles' => [
        'Articles filter is required.',
    ],
    'imageable.articles.title' => [
        'Title filter is required.',
    ],
    '$latest' => [
        '$latest filter is required.',
    ],
]

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Relaxing The Required Scope

  • Sometimes you may want a filter to be required ONLY if it’s parent has been filtered.
    • You can set the scoped parameter to true to achieve this.
public function allowedFilters(): AllowedFilterList
{
    return Filter::only(
        Filter::relation('books', [FilterType::HAS],
            Filter::only(
                Filter::field('title', [FilterType::LIKE])->required(scoped: true)
            )
        ),
    );
}

Model::filter([]);
// 'books' relation filter not used
// RequiredFilterException not thrown.

Model::filter([
    [
        'target' => 'books',
        'type' => '$has',
    ]
]);
// 'books' relation filter used
// RequiredFilterException errors
[
    'books.title' => [
        'Title filter is required.',
    ],
]
Pivot FiltersSuppressing Exceptions