laravel5.4-company-master/app/Http/Requests/UserNameRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

class UserNameRequest extends FormRequest
{
    protected $table = TABLE_USERS;

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

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'name'  =>  'required|string|max:25|unique:'.$this->table
        ];
    }
}