#157 - added the request class and improved the request parameters

app/Infrastructure/Http/Requests/CreateVacationRequestRequest.php

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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Toby\Infrastructure\Http\Requests;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+use Toby\Eloquent\Models\VacationRequest;
+
+class CreateVacationRequestRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    protected $redirectRoute = "vacation.requests.create";
+
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return is_null($this->get("user")) ||
+            (int)$this->get("user") === $this->user()->id ||
+            $this->user()->can("createOnBehalfOfEmployee", VacationRequest::class);
+    }
+
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            "user" => ["nullable", "exists:users,id"],
+            "from_date" => ["nullable", "date_format:Y-m-d"],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function data(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            "user" => (int)$this->get('user'),
+            "from_date" => $this->get('from_date'),
+        ];
+    }
+}