Laravel Client Validation
Bring Laravel-style validation rules into the browser for Alpine, Livewire, Filament, and JavaScript forms.
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Laravel Client Validation brings familiar Laravel validation rules into the browser so forms can respond immediately without maintaining a second rule set by hand.
Why this package exists
- Keep Laravel-style validation rules close to the UI.
- Reuse the same package across Alpine.js, Livewire, Filament, or plain JavaScript.
- Fall back to AJAX when a rule depends on the server, such as
uniqueorexists.
Quick start
Install the package and publish the configuration and browser assets:
composer require mrpunyapal/laravel-client-validation
php artisan client-validation:install
Then render the package assets in a Blade layout:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
@vite(['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'])
@clientValidationAssets
</head>
<body>
{{ $slot }}
</body>
</html>
Documentation map
- Start with installation if you are onboarding the package into a Laravel app.
- Review configuration before changing default validation modes, messages, AJAX, or styling.
- Use usage for the shared validation model and the integration map.
- Reach for alpine when you want
x-validatedirectives or thevalidation()Alpine helper. - Use livewire for
WithClientValidation,x-wire-validate, and client-side pre-validation in Livewire components. - Open filament when your forms run inside a Filament panel or custom field.
- Pick vanilla, react, or vue for browser-adapter usage outside Blade-first forms.
- Keep inertia nearby when your Laravel app uses Inertia with React or Vue.
- Keep validation rules nearby when auditing client-side parity.
- Reach for custom rules when the default rule set is not enough.
- Run the checks in testing before publishing a package release.
- Open documentation workflow when you are changing Markdown pages, the docs template, or generated site output.
- Check troubleshooting when a directive, rule, or AJAX request does not behave as expected.
- Browse examples for practical Laravel snippets you can adapt directly.
Supported integration styles
Blade and Alpine.js
The package exposes Blade directives like @rules, @validateBlur, and @validateLive, alongside Alpine helpers and x-validate directives. Use the dedicated alpine page for the directive modes, validation() helper, and field-state patterns.
<form data-validate>
<input name="email" @rules('email', 'required|email')>
<input name="username" @validateLive('username', 'required|alpha_dash|min:3')>
</form>
Livewire and Filament
Livewire components can use WithClientValidation, while Filament panels can install ClientValidationPlugin and field traits for form-level feedback. The dedicated livewire and filament pages cover those package-specific integration surfaces.
use MrPunyapal\ClientValidation\Filament\ClientValidationPlugin;
$panel->plugins([
ClientValidationPlugin::make()->validationMode('live'),
]);
Vanilla JavaScript
If you only need client-side validation in a custom frontend, the core validator and adapters are available from the browser bundle or ES module entrypoints. Use the adapter-specific guides for vanilla JavaScript, React, Vue, and Inertia.
import { LaravelValidator } from 'laravel-client-validation/core';
const validator = new LaravelValidator({
rules: {
email: 'required|email',
},
});