route()->parameter('user'); return $user instanceof User && $user->exists; } /** * Return the validation rules for this request. * * @return array */ public function rules(): array { $userId = $this->route()->parameter('user')->id; return collect(User::getUpdateRulesForId($userId))->only([ 'external_id', 'email', 'username', 'name_first', 'name_last', 'password', 'language', 'root_admin', ])->toArray(); } }