ldc-crm/app/Http/Requests/Api/V4/BaseApiRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests\Api\V4;

use App\Http\Sanitizers\RemoveSpaces;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Sanitizers\Capitalize;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Sanitizers\Lowercase;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Sanitizers\Trim;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Sanitizers\TrimDuplicateSpaces;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Traits\SanitizesInputs;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

abstract class BaseApiRequest extends FormRequest
{
    use SanitizesInputs;

    /**
     * Using these sanitizers before proceeding the request.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $sanitizers = [
        'firstname' => [Trim::class, TrimDuplicateSpaces::class, Capitalize::class],
        'lastname'  => [Trim::class, TrimDuplicateSpaces::class, Capitalize::class],
        'address'   => [Trim::class, TrimDuplicateSpaces::class],
        'address2'  => [Trim::class, TrimDuplicateSpaces::class],
        'city'      => [Trim::class, TrimDuplicateSpaces::class],
        'password'  => Trim::class,
        'phone'     => [Trim::class, RemoveSpaces::class],
        'email'     => [Lowercase::class, Trim::class, RemoveSpaces::class],
        'postcode'  => [Trim::class]
    ];

    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function authorize(): bool
    {
        return auth('api')->check();
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    abstract public function rules(): array;
}