app/Http/Middleware/ConvertStringBooleans.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Middleware;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\TransformsRequest;
/**
* Class ConvertStringBooleans
* @package App\Http\Middleware
* @description This class was created to support Http Form Data requests using boolean string values.
*/
class ConvertStringBooleans extends TransformsRequest
{
/**
* Check if value is true.
*
* @param $value
* @return bool
*/
protected function isTrue($value)
{
return $value === 'true' || $value === 'TRUE';
}
/**
* Check if value is false.
*
* @param $value
* @return bool
*/
protected function isFalse($value) {
return $value === 'false' || $value === 'FALSE';
}
/**
* @param string $key
* @param mixed $value
* @return bool|mixed
*/
protected function transform($key, $value)
{
if ($key === 'is_public' && $this->isTrue($value)) {
return true;
}
if ($key === 'is_public' && $this->isFalse($value)) {
return false;
}
return $value;
}
}