Why does FileUpload not respect ->rules() ?

It seems that when specifying rules to a FileUpload field, it is not validated. Is that expected behaviour?

FileUpload::make('csv_file')
    ->label(__('CSV File'))
    ->rules(['mimes:csv,txt']) // This allows images just fine

FileUpload::make('csv_file')
    ->label(__('CSV File'))
    ->rules(['mimes:csv,txt']) // This allows images just fine

I know I probably should use ->acceptedFileTypes() for this, but I actually want to validate the input on WOFF and WOFF2 font files. Since acceptedFileTypes uses the front-end validator of Filepond, I can't use this, because browsers cannot resolve the correct mimetypes for these files... So, I need to do some serverside validation. But how?

Solution:

I've made PR for this: https://github.com/filamentphp/filament/pull/13814

GitHub

Add better mimetype support for FileUpload component by bbredewold ...

Description This PR adds better front-end filetype validation to the FileUpload field. The FileUpload field uses Filepond for uploading files. When setting ->acceptedFileTypes() with the accepte...

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The Milkman•4mo ago

Well, serverside validation seems to fail too...

$this->validate([
    'formData.font_woff2_filename' => 'mimetypes:font/woff2,application/font-woff2',
    'formData.font_woff_filename' => 'mimetypes:font/woff,application/font-woff',
]);

$this->validate([
    'formData.font_woff2_filename' => 'mimetypes:font/woff2,application/font-woff2',
    'formData.font_woff_filename' => 'mimetypes:font/woff,application/font-woff',
]);

...because Laravel's validator expects an actual File or UploadedFile. And all we get from FileUpload/Filepond is this: ["c97b1b35-ebc0-48bf-8258-bedbd02c123c" => "01J48ZGS4EMBSFS4Z3HSMPF1P4.woff2"] So no validation of possible...

Dennis Koch•4mo ago

Validation of this should happen on upload and not on save. That's why ->rules() probably don't work. Hm, but interally Filament uses "mimetypes:{$types}";, too

The Milkman•4mo ago

Yes, internally is fine I guess. But when uploading a WOFF / WOFF2 file, the front-end validation always says that the uploaded file is of the wrong format, because my browser tells Filepond that it's mimetype is null... See this exellent reply on SO: https://stackoverflow.com/a/77856904/2815350

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HTML input type="file" doesn't detect ttf, otf, or js, how do I cha...

HTML input type="file" event doesn't detect ttf, otf, or js, how do I change that? I would like to have mime types working from the start.

The Milkman•4mo ago

Maybe it's an idea to also accept 'extensions' instead of mimetypes. But the question is of Filepond will accept this.

Dennis Koch•4mo ago

I think it doesn't. Wanted to PR the same thing some time ago I think

Solution

The Milkman•3mo ago

I've made PR for this: https://github.com/filamentphp/filament/pull/13814

GitHub

Add better mimetype support for FileUpload component by bbredewold ...

Description This PR adds better front-end filetype validation to the FileUpload field. The FileUpload field uses Filepond for uploading files. When setting ->acceptedFileTypes() with the accepte...

Dennis Koch•3mo ago

Nice, thanks!

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Why does FileUpload not respect ->rules() ?