Added MacAddress rule

README.md

@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ The following validation rules are currently available:
 | Decimal             | validation.decimal              | Requires that the given value is a decimal with an appropriate format - see class for details |
 | EncodedImage        | validation.encoded_image        | Requires that the given value is a base64-encoded image of a given mime type - see class for details |
 | LocationCoordinates | validation.location_coordinates | Requires that the given value is a comma-separated set of latitude and longitude coordinates |
-| DateTimeBefore      | validation.datetime_before      | Requires that the given value is before a given date - see class for details |
-| DateTimeAfter       | validation.datetime_after       | Requires that the given value is after a given date - see class for details |
-| DateTimeBetween     | validation.datetime_between     | Requires that the given value is between two dates - see class for details |
 | FileExists          | validation.file_exists          | Requires that the given value is a path to an existing file - see class for details |
 | Equals              | validation.equals               | Requires that the given value is equal to another given value |
+| MacAddress          | validation.mac_address          | Requires that the given value is a valid MAC address |
 
 The package will receive new rules over time, however since these updates will not be breaking changes, they will not receive major version numbers unless Laravel changes in such a way that the package requires a re-write.
 

src/MacAddress.php

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+// Namespace
+namespace Alphametric\Validation\Rules;
+
+// Mac address rule
+class MacAddress extends Rule
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if the validation rule passes.
+     *
+     * @param string $attribute.
+     * @param mixed $value.
+     * @return bool.
+     *
+     **/
+    public function passes($attribute, $value)
+    {
+        return preg_match("/^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$/", $value);
+    }
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation error message.
+     *
+     * @param none.
+     * @return string.
+     *
+     **/
+    public function message()
+    {
+        return Helper::getLocalizedErrorMessage(
+            'mac_address',
+            'The :attribute must be a valid MAC address'
+        );
+    }
+
+}