improved request handling

app/Api/V1/Requests/ApiRequest.php

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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests;
+
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\ValidationException;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Request\ChecksLogin;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Request\ConvertsDataTypes;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Validator;
+
+class ApiRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    use ChecksLogin;
+    use ConvertsDataTypes;
+
+    protected string $required = '';
+
+    public function handleConfig(array $config): void
+    {
+        if (in_array('required', $config)) {
+            $this->required = 'required';
+        }
+    }
+}