CreateDemoDataValidator.php

<?php 

namespace App\Validators;

use App\Support\AbstractValidator;

class CreateItemDataValidator extends AbstractValidator
{	
	/**
	 * handle checking data is valid
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	public function isValid($data)
	{
		$validator = $this->validator($data);

		if ($validator->fails()) {
			$this->errors = $validator->errors();

			return false;
		}

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * create data validator
	 * @param  array $data
	 * @return mixed      
	 */
	public function validator($data)
	{
		return \Validator::make($data, [
			'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
			'description' => 'string',
			'link' => 'string|max:255',
			'channel_id' => 'integer|min:0|exsits:channels,id',
			'category_id' => 'integer|min:0|exsits:categories,id',
			'publish_date' => 'required|date_format:"Y-m-s H:i:s"',
		]);
	}
}