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app/Http/Requests/Request.php

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Http\Requests;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Carbon\Exceptions\InvalidDateException;
+use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
 use Log;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,26 @@ use Log;
  */
 class Request extends FormRequest
 {
+    /**
+     * @param $array
+     *
+     * @return array|null
+     */
+    public function arrayFromValue($array): ?array
+    {
+        if (is_array($array)) {
+            return $array;
+        }
+        if (null === $array) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (is_string($array)) {
+            return explode(',', $array);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a boolean value.
      *
@@ -60,11 +81,17 @@ class Request extends FormRequest
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function convertBoolean(string $value): bool
+    public function convertBoolean(?string $value): bool
     {
+        if (null === $value) {
+            return false;
+        }
         if ('true' === $value) {
             return true;
         }
+        if ('yes' === $value) {
+            return true;
+        }
         if (1 === $value) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -78,6 +105,30 @@ class Request extends FormRequest
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string|null $string
+     *
+     * @return Carbon|null
+     */
+    public function dateFromValue(?string $string): ?Carbon
+    {
+        if (null === $string) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if ('' === $string) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        try {
+            $carbon = new Carbon($string);
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Invalid date: %s: %s', $string, $e->getMessage()));
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $carbon;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return floating value.
      *
@@ -107,6 +158,22 @@ class Request extends FormRequest
         return (int)$this->get($field);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parse to integer
+     *
+     * @param string|null $string
+     *
+     * @return int|null
+     */
+    public function integerFromValue(?string $string): ?int
+    {
+        if (null === $string) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return (int)$string;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return string value.
      *
@@ -121,12 +188,31 @@ class Request extends FormRequest
         return app('steam')->cleanString((string)($this->get($field) ?? ''));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parse and clean a string.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $string
+     *
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function stringFromValue(?string $string): ?string
+    {
+        if (null === $string) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $result = app('steam')->cleanString($string);
+
+        return '' === $result ? null : $result;
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return date or NULL.
      *
      * @param string $field
      *
      * @return Carbon|null
+     * @throws Exception
      */
     protected function date(string $field): ?Carbon
     {