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frostbitten/flexible-url
========================

A Laravel validation rule that accepts URLs without a scheme and normalizes them to https://

1.0.0(3mo ago)05MITPHPPHP ^8.2

Since Feb 11Pushed 3mo agoCompare

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Flexible URL
============

[](#flexible-url)

A Laravel validation rule that accepts URLs with or without a scheme. When the scheme is missing, it normalizes the value to `https://` automatically.

Users type `google.com`, not `https://google.com`. This rule handles that gracefully.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require frostbitten/flexible-url
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Use it as a drop-in replacement for Laravel's `url` rule:

```
use Frostbitten\FlexibleUrl\FlexibleUrl;

public function rules(): array
{
    return [
        'website' => ['nullable', new FlexibleUrl],
    ];
}
```

When a user submits `example.com`, the rule:

1. Prepends `https://` to get `https://example.com`
2. Validates the normalized URL using Laravel's built-in `url` rule
3. Updates the validator data so `$request->validated()` returns the normalized value

URLs that already include `http://` or `https://` are left untouched.

How normalization works
-----------------------

[](#how-normalization-works)

The normalized value is written back to the validator's internal data via an `after` callback. This means `$validator->validated()` (and by extension `$request->validated()` in Form Requests) returns the normalized URL.

This works in all contexts:

- Form Requests
- Livewire validation
- Manual `Validator::make()` calls
- Artisan commands

### After-normalization callback

[](#after-normalization-callback)

For cases where you need additional control, pass a callback:

```
new FlexibleUrl(function (string $attribute, string $normalizedValue) {
    // e.g. update a Livewire property
    $this->$attribute = $normalizedValue;
})
```

The callback is only invoked when normalization actually occurs (i.e. a scheme was prepended). It is not called when the URL already has a scheme.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.2+
- Laravel 11 or 12

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

96d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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