laraorvite/eloquent-wildcard-validator

Fixes ErrorException: Indirect modification of overloaded property in Laravel nested validation.

1.0 2026-04-13 16:18 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.2|^8.3|^8.4|^8.5
• illuminate/support: ^11.0|^12.0|^13.0
• illuminate/validation: ^11.0|^12.0|^13.0

Requires (Dev)

• orchestra/testbench: ^9.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0|^11.0

MIT

README

This package fixes the ErrorException: Indirect modification of overloaded property that occurs in Laravel when performing wildcard validation on nested data structures containing Eloquent models or objects with magic methods.

The Problem

In Laravel core, when you validate nested data using wildcards (e.g., tickets.*.people.*.email), the validator attempts to initialize missing data. If the data contains Eloquent models, PHP throws an error because magic methods (__get and __set) do not support indirect modification by reference.

The Solution

This package transparently extends the Laravel Validator to ensure that all data is safely converted to a plain array (arrayified) before validation begins, preventing any illegal modification of model properties while preserving the original data integrity.

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require laraorvite/eloquent-wildcard-validator

The package will automatically register its Service Provider.

Usage

No additional configuration is required. Use the Laravel Validator facade or $request->validate() as you normally would:

$data = [
    'orders' => Order::with('items')->get()
];

$request->validate([
    'orders.*.items.*.price' => 'required|numeric'
]);

Credits

• LaraOrVite
• Special thanks to the Laravel community.

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.