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<?php
// app/Http/Requests/StorePostRequest.php

namespace App\Http\Requests;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;

class StorePostRequest extends FormRequest
{
    public function authorize(): bool
    {
        // Only authenticated users may create posts
        return $this->user() !== null;
    }

public function rules(): array
    {
        return [
            'title'      => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
            'slug'       => ['required', 'string', 'max:255', Rule::unique('posts')],
            'body'       => ['required', 'string', 'min:50'],
            'status'     => ['required', Rule::in(['draft', 'published'])],
            'category_id'=> ['required', 'integer', 'exists:categories,id'],
            'tags'       => ['nullable', 'array'],
            'tags.*'     => ['string', 'max:50'],
            'published_at'=> ['nullable', 'date', 'after_or_equal:today'],
        ];
    }

public function messages(): array
    {
        return [
            'body.min' => 'The post body must be at least 50 characters.',
        ];
    }

public function attributes(): array
    {
        return [
            'category_id' => 'category',
            'published_at' => 'publish date',
        ];
    }
}