Laravel 5 on failed request return back with model data

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EDIT
This issue has been solved, but I don't understand why the answer worked.
I would like to know why it didnt work. Is there some one who could explain me?

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Original question
I am stuck on my settings form, my problem is that at the settings form you can enter some email settings but you can also change your password.

The email settings and password reset works and my form fills it self with the data of the current user. But when the form validation fails it redirecteds me back to the form without the form data.

I am not sure if I made myself clear, but this code below will explain it.

ChangeUserSettingRequest.php

class ChangeUserSettingsRequest extends Request {

    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        if (\Auth::check()) {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * WHEN THIS VALIDATION FAILS IT GOES BACK TO SETTINGS.BLADE.PHP 
     * BUT IT DOES NOT KEEP THE SETTINGS DATA IN THE FORM
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'current_password' => 'sometimes|required_with:password',
            'password' => 'required_with:current_password|min:8|confirmed',
            'password_confirmation' => 'required_with:password',
        ];
    }

}

settings.blade.php

{!! Form::model($settings, array('url' => route('store.settings'), 'class' => 'col s12')) !!}

    <p>@lang('forms.info.settings')</p>

    <div class="input-field col s12 m6 l6">
        {!! Form::checkbox('info_mail', 0, false, ['id' => 'info_mail']) !!}
        {!! Form::label('info_mail', Lang::get('forms.newsletter'), ['for' => 'info_mail']) !!}
    </div>
    <div class="input-field col s12 m6 l6">
        {!! Form::checkbox('message_notification', 0, false, ['id' => 'message_notification']) !!}
        {!! Form::label('message_notification', Lang::get('forms.messages'), ['for' => 'message_notification']) !!}
    </div>
    <div class="input-field col s12 m6 l6">
        {!! Form::checkbox('friend_notification', 0, false, ['id' => 'friend_notification']) !!}
        {!! Form::label('friend_notification', Lang::get('forms.friendrequest'), ['for' => 'friend_notification']) !!}
    </div>
    <div class="input-field col s12 m6 l6">
        {!! Form::checkbox('item_notification', 0, false, ['id' => 'item_notification']) !!}
        {!! Form::label('item_notification', Lang::get('forms.reactiononitem'), ['for' => 'item_notification']) !!}
    </div>

    @if ($settings and $settings->google_maps !== null)
        <div class="settings-explain">
            <p class="margin-top-20">@lang('forms.info.companysettings')</p>
        </div>
        <div class="input-field col s12 m6 l6">
            {!! Form::checkbox('type', 0, false, ['id' => 'type']) !!}
            {!! Form::label('type', Lang::get('forms.companytype'), ['for' => 'type']) !!}
        </div>
        <div class="input-field col s12 m6 l6">
            {!! Form::checkbox('google_maps', 0, false, ['id' => 'google_maps']) !!}
            {!! Form::label('google_maps', Lang::get('forms.companymap'), ['for' => 'google_maps']) !!}
        </div>
    @endif

    <div class="settings-explain">
        <p class="margin-top-20">@lang('forms.info.changepassword')</p>
    </div>
    <div class="input-field col s12">
        {!! Form::label('current_password', $errors->has('current_password') ? $errors->first('current_password') : Lang::get('forms.currentpassword'), ['for' => 'current_password']) !!}
        {!! Form::password('current_password', ['class' => $errors->has('current_password') ? 'invalid' : '']) !!}
    </div>
    <div class="input-field col s12">
        {!! Form::label('password', $errors->has('password') ? $errors->first('password') : Lang::get('forms.newpassword'), ['for' => 'password']) !!}
        {!! Form::password('password', ['class' => $errors->has('password') ? 'invalid' : '']) !!}
    </div>  
    <div class="input-field col s12">
        {!! Form::label('password_confirmation', $errors->has('password_confirmation') ? $errors->first('password_confirmation') : Lang::get('forms.repeatpassword'), ['for' => 'password_confirmation']) !!}
        {!! Form::password('password_confirmation', ['class' => $errors->has('password_confirmation') ? 'invalid' : '']) !!}
    </div>
    <div class="input-field col s12">
        {!! Form::button(Lang::get('forms.save'), ['class' => 'btn waves-effect waves-light', 'type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'Save']) !!}
    </div>
{!! Form::close() !!}

UserInfoController.php

/**
 *  Function shows the settings form
 */
public function showSettings() 
{
    $title = Lang::get('titles.settings');
    $user_id = Auth::User()->id;

    $settings = $this->settings->getUserSettings($user_id);
    $companySettings = $this->companySettings->getSettings($user_id);

    if ($companySettings) {
        $settings->type = $companySettings->type;
        $settings->google_maps = $companySettings->google_maps;
    }

    return view('pages.users.settings', ['title' => $title])->with(compact('settings'));
}

/**
 *  Function stores the setting changes
 *
 *  ChangeUserSettingsRequest makes sure that the request is valid
 */
public function storeSettings(ChangeUserSettingsRequest $request)
{
    $id = Auth::User()->id;
    $success = $this->settings->handleStoreSettingsRequest($request);

    // Checks if user has company settings
    $hasCompanySettings = $this->companySettings->checkForSettings($id);

    // If user has company settings
    if ($hasCompanySettings === true) {
        // Update company settings
        $this->companySettings->updateSettings($request);
    }

    if ($success === true) {

        /* Get translated message */
        $message = Lang::get('toast.settingsstored');
        return Redirect::route('user.profile', array(Auth::User()->permalink))->withMessage($message);
    }

    $settings = $this->settings->getUserSettings($id);

    /* Get translated message */
    $message = Lang::get('forms.error.wrongpassword');

    /* This works and the form is filled with the correct data after it  redirects me back */
    return Redirect::back()->withErrors(array('current_password' => $message))->withSettings($settings);
}

Request.php

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
abstract class Request extends FormRequest {

    //

}

So my problem is that in my UserInfoController I redirect back and it has the good data but when my ChangeUserSettingsRequest redirects me back the form is empty.

Does anyone know why ChangeUserSettingsRequest does not send the data back?

• I am not talking about the password data but about the email settings.
• I do not want to make a costum validator as I think this should be posible.

Please note: when the validation fails, the function storeSettings will not be executed at all

Answer 1

On failure return them back to the page with their input data (withInput())

return Redirect::back()->withErrors(['current_password' => $message])->withInput($request->except('password'));

For more information see the Laravel docs pertaining to requests... http://laravel.com/docs/5.1/requests