Laravel BaseModel

gistfile1.php

<?php

class BaseModel extends Eloquent
{
    protected $rules = [];
    protected $messages = [];
    protected $errors;

    public function validate(array $rules = [])
    {
        if(empty($rules)){
            $rules = $this->rules;
        }

        $rules = $this->process_rules($rules);

        $validation = Validator::make($this->attributes, $rules, $this->messages);

        if($validation->passes())
        {
            return true;
        }

        $this->errors = $validation->errors();

        return false;
    }

    public function errors()
    {
        return $this->errors;
    }

    public function save(array $options = [])
    {
        if($this->validate())
        {
            parent::save($options);
            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    public function create(array $options = [])
    {
        if($this->validate())
        {
            parent::create($options);
            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    public function save_without_validation(array $options = [])
    {
        parent::save($options);
    }

    public function process_rules(array &$rules)
    {
        $id = $this->getKey();
        array_walk($rules, function(&$item) use ($id)
        {
            // 'typecast' item to array
            if(!is_array($item))
            {
                $item = array('item');
            }

            foreach($item as &$an_item)
            {
                // Replace placeholders
                $an_item = stripos($an_item, '{{id}}') !== false ? str_ireplace('{{id}}', $id, $an_item) : $an_item;
            }
        });

        return $rules;
    }
}