Validate Function (in Controller.php) does not work

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Provide information & explanation There are some Problems with the validate-function at the Controller.php class

       if ($validator->fails()) {
            if (Route::current()->getPrefix() === 'api') {
                $message = $validator->errors()->first();
                throw new ValidationException($message);
            } else {
                throw new ValidationException($this);
            }
        }

Firstly I think the routes prefix check should be changed to:

Route::current()->getPrefix() === 'api' || starts_with(Route::current()->getPrefix(), 'api/')

I had some issues with multiple chained api routes. For example: I had a separate api route für backend issues that had another prefix called 'backend'. So the `Route::current()->getPrefix() returned "api/backend/" which is not covered by the if-statement.

Another error occured with the throw new ValidationException($message); statement. I think it should be changed to throw new ValidationException($validator);. The ValidationException only accepts classes by the type of "Validators". A paramenter type of String raises an exception.

Beside that I did change the request header to json. But I don't know if this is necessary. I do only want to communicate over json at my api routes. I don't know if its general purpose.

Here is my suggestion. Maybe it helps :)

      if ($validator->fails()) {
            if (Route::current()->getPrefix() === 'api' || starts_with(Route::current()->getPrefix(), 'api/')) {
                $request->headers->set('Accept', 'application/json');
                throw new ValidationException($validator);
            } else {
                throw new ValidationException($validator);
            }
        }

Laravel & Angular version: master

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Validate Function (in Controller.php) does not work #445