How to validate geojson file in laravel?
How to validate geojson file in laravel?
1 answer
by
deron ,
7 months ago
@darrion.kuhn
To validate a GeoJSON file in Laravel, you can use Laravel's validation feature along with a custom validation rule. Here's how you can do it:
- First, create a new custom validation rule by running the following command in your terminal:
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php artisan make:rule GeoJSONValidationRule |
- Open the generated GeoJSONValidationRule class located in the app/Rules directory and define the logic for validating GeoJSON data. Here's an example implementation:
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<?php
namespace AppRules;
use IlluminateContractsValidationRule;
class GeoJSONValidationRule implements Rule
{
public function passes($attribute, $value)
{
$data = json_decode($value, true);
// Check if it's a valid GeoJSON format
// Add your validation logic here
return true; // return false if validation fails
}
public function message()
{
return 'The :attribute must be a valid GeoJSON format.';
}
}
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- Next, in your controller or wherever you want to perform the validation, use the custom validation rule you created. Here's an example of how you can use it:
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use AppRulesGeoJSONValidationRule;
use IlluminateHttpRequest;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesValidator;
public function validateGeoJSON(Request $request)
{
$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
'geojson_data' => ['required', new GeoJSONValidationRule],
]);
if ($validator->fails()) {
return response()->json($validator->errors(), 400);
}
// Validation passed, continue with your logic
}
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- Update the geojson_data key in the validation rule with the actual key where your GeoJSON data is present in the request.
- With these steps, you can now validate GeoJSON files in your Laravel application using a custom validation rule.