/home/optimumoperation/digitalcard.optimumoperations.top/app/Http/Requests/ProductFormRequest.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

class ProductFormRequest 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
    {
        return [
            'name'           => 'required|string|max:255',
            'description'    => 'required|string|max:1000',
            'price'          => 'required|numeric|min:0',
            'category_id'    => 'nullable|exists:categories,id',
            'featured_image' => 'nullable|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,webp,avif|max:2048',
        ];
    }

    /**
     * Function: messages
     * @return array
     */
    public function messages(): array
    {
        return [
            'name.required'        => 'Please enter the product name.',
            'name.string'          => 'The product name must be a string.',
            'name.max'             => 'The product name may not be greater than 255 characters.',
            'description.required' => 'Please enter product description.',
            'description.string'   => 'The product description must be a string.',
            'description.max'      => 'The product description may not be greater than 1000 characters.',
            'price.required'       => 'Please enter the product price.',
            'price.numeric'        => 'The product price must be a number.',
            'price.min'            => 'The product price must be at least 0.',
            'category_id.exists'   => 'The selected category does not exist.',
            'featured_image.image' => 'The featured image must be an image file.',
            'featured_image.mimes' => 'The featured image must be a file of type: jpeg, png, jpg, gif, webp.',
            'featured_image.max'   => 'The featured image may not be greater than 2048 KB.',
        ];
    }
}