/**
* Abstracts Laravel's Validator::make()
*
* @param array $input Array of input data
*
* @return boolean
*/
public function validate($input)
{
$messages = isset(static::$messages) ? static::$messages : array();
$validator = V::make($input, static::$rules, $messages);
if ($validator->fails()) {
$this->errors = $validator->messages();
return false;
}
return true;
}
