ldc-volena/app/Http/Requests/Bo/Users/UpdateUserRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests\Bo\Users;

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;

class UpdateUserRequest extends StoreUserRequest
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function authorize(): bool
    {
        return Gate::check('update', $this->route('user'));
    }

    /**
     * Prepare the data for validation.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function prepareForValidation(): void
    {
        $this->merge([
            'published' => $this->boolean('published'),
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array<string, \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule|array<mixed>|string>
     */
    public function rules(): array
    {
        return array_merge(parent::rules(), [
            'email'    => [
                'required',
                'email:rfc,strict,dns,spoof,filter',
                Rule::unique('users', 'email')->ignore(\optional($this->route('user'))->getRouteKey())
            ]
        ]);
    }
}