Laravel Phone Helper

PhoneHelper.php

   'phone_number' => "required|unique:users,phone_number,$id|min:10|max:20",

protected function prepareForValidation()
    {
        $this->offsetSet('phone_number', PhoneHelper::normalize($this->phone_number));
    }


<?php

namespace App\Modules\Core\Helpers;

use Exception;
use Propaganistas\LaravelPhone\PhoneNumber;

class PhoneHelper
{
    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public static function normalize($phone)
    {
        $phone = preg_replace('/[^\d\+]/', '', $phone);

        try {
            return PhoneNumber::make($phone, 'UA')->formatE164();
        } catch (Exception $exception) {
            return $phone;
        }
    }
}