<?php /** * Violin example. Custom rule. * * Creating a custom rule using the addRule method, passing in a * closure which should return false if the check has failed, * or true if the check has passed. */ require '../vendor/autoload.php'; use Violin\Violin; $v = new Violin; $v->addRuleMessage('startsWithNumber', 'The {field} must start with a number.'); $v->addRule('startsWithNumber', function($value, $input, $args) { $value = trim($value); return is_numeric($value[0]); }); $v->validate([ 'username' => ['dale', 'required|min(3)|max(20)|startsWithNumber'] ]); if ($v->passes()) { // Passed } else { var_dump($v->errors()->all()); }