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Informations about the package flexible-boolean

Flexible Boolean for Laravel

A powerful and flexible boolean validation rule for Laravel that supports real-world API and frontend inputs like "true" and "false".

🚀 Why This Package Exists

Laravel's default boolean validation rule does NOT accept string values like:

However, in real-world applications (APIs, frontend forms, third-party integrations), boolean values are often sent as strings.

This package solves that problem by providing a flexible and reliable boolean validation rule.

✨ Features

📦 Installation

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⚙️ Service Provider

Laravel supports auto-discovery, so no manual registration is required.

If you are using an older Laravel version or need to register manually, add the service provider:

// config/app.php

✅ Usage

1. Validation Rule

2. Using Rule Class

3. Convert Value to Boolean

⚖️ Comparison with Laravel Default

Feature Laravel Default This Package
Accept "true" string ❌ No ✅ Yes
Accept "false" string ❌ No ✅ Yes
Strict boolean validation ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
API-friendly ❌ Limited ✅ Fully

🧪 Example (Real-World API)

Validation:

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Requires php Version >=7.4
illuminate/support Version ^8.0 || ^9.0 || ^10.0 || ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
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