Easy Form Validation with Laravel

Validator.php

<?php namespace Hotelier\FormValidation;

use Illuminate\Validation\Factory as LaravelValidator;

abstract class Validator {

    /**
     * Laravel's validator instance
     *
     * @var Validator
     */
    protected $validator;

    /**
     * Validation instance
     */
    protected $validation;

    /**
     * Instantiate Laravel's validator.
     *
     * @param LaravelValidator $validator
     */
    function __construct(LaravelValidator $validator)
    {
        $this->validator = $validator;
    }

    /**
     * Validate the form data
     *
     * @param $formData
     *
     * @return bool
     * @throws FormValidationException
     */
    public function validate($formData)
    {
        $this->validation = $this->validator->make( $formData, $this->getValidationRules() );

        if( $this->validation->fails() )
        {
            throw new FormValidationException( 'Validation Failed', $this->getValidationErrors() );
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Rules to validate the form data
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    protected function getValidationRules()
    {
        return $this->rules;
    }

    /**
     * Validation errors
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    protected function getValidationErrors()
    {
        return $this->validation->errors();
    }


}