Why does json-api trimming spaces in my attributes when updating?

[sunnydesign]

Hi!

I send PATCH request with this data (value contains a space character at the end):

{
    "data": {
        "type": "parsers",
        "id": "7",
        "attributes": {
            "myAttribute": "myValue ",
        }
    }
}

But space characters are trimmed before validating in my ParserRequest and I can't influence this in any way. Therefore the value is saved to the DB without a space! And I get response without a space in myAttribute.

{
    "data": {
        "type": "parsers",
        "id": "7",
        "attributes": {
            "myAttribute": "myValue",
        }
    }
}

How can I avoid this? I want to save the data as I sent it.

[lindyhopchris]

Trimming strings is done by the Laravel TrimStrings middleware. In a default Laravel app install, that's in your middleware stack here: https://github.com/laravel/laravel/blob/196a27593b288f7e4d3ce30585ebd881933726b4/app/Http/Kernel.php#L22

If you remove that from your middleware stack, you should find the values are not trimmed.

[sunnydesign]

Thank you very much! I wish you many years of life dear friend!

[lindyhopchris]

aha, thank you!!