ldc-crm/app/Http/Requests/Api/V2/BaseApiRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests\Api\V2;

use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Sanitizers\Lowercase;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Sanitizers\RemoveNonNumeric;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Sanitizers\Trim;
use ArondeParon\RequestSanitizer\Traits\SanitizesInputs;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

abstract class BaseApiRequest extends FormRequest
{
    use SanitizesInputs;

    protected $sanitizers = [
        'password' => Trim::class,
        'email' => [Lowercase::class, Trim::class],
        'postcode' => RemoveNonNumeric::class
    ];

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

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