app/Rules/BetweenDate.php
<?php
namespace App\Rules;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
class BetweenDate implements Rule
{
protected string $afterDate;
protected string $beforeDate;
/**
* Create a new rule instance.
* @param string $afterDate
* @param string $beforeDate
*/
public function __construct(string $afterDate, string $beforeDate)
{
$this->afterDate = $afterDate;
$this->beforeDate = $beforeDate;
}
/**
* Determine if the validation rule passes.
*
* @param string $attribute
* @param mixed $value
* @return bool
*/
public function passes($attribute, $value): bool
{
$endTimestamp = strtotime($value);
$afterTimestamp = strtotime($this->afterDate);
$beforeTimestamp = strtotime($this->beforeDate);
return $endTimestamp > $afterTimestamp && $endTimestamp <= $beforeTimestamp;
}
/**
* Get the validation error message.
*/
public function message(): string
{
return 'The date is not between acceptable boundaries';
}
}