refactored example request

app/Http/Controllers/ProjectBoardController.php

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use App\Models\Project;
 use App\Models\Ticket;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 use Inertia\Response;
 
@@ -49,15 +50,21 @@ class ProjectBoardController extends Controller
             403,
         );
 
+        $validated = $request->validated();
+        $boardColumnId = Arr::get($validated, 'board_column_id');
+        $redirectRoute = Arr::get($validated, 'redirect_to') === 'backlog'
+            ? 'projects.backlog.index'
+            : 'projects.board.index';
+
         $destinationColumn = $project->boardColumns()
-            ->find($request->boardColumnId());
+            ->find($boardColumnId);
 
         $originBoardColumnId = $ticket->board_column_id;
         $originLabel = $ticket->boardColumn?->name ?? 'Backlog';
         $destinationLabel = $destinationColumn?->name ?? 'Backlog';
 
-        if ($ticket->board_column_id === $request->boardColumnId()) {
-            return to_route($request->redirectRouteName(), $project)
+        if ($ticket->board_column_id === $boardColumnId) {
+            return to_route($redirectRoute, $project)
                 ->with('status', "{$ticket->ticket_key} already belongs to {$destinationLabel}.");
         }
 
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ class ProjectBoardController extends Controller
             ],
         );
 
-        return to_route($request->redirectRouteName(), $project)
+        return to_route($redirectRoute, $project)
             ->with('status', "{$ticket->ticket_key} moved to {$destinationLabel}.");
     }
 }

app/Http/Requests/MoveProjectTicketRequest.php

@@ -36,22 +36,4 @@ class MoveProjectTicketRequest extends FormRequest
             'redirect_to' => ['required', 'string', Rule::in(['backlog', 'board'])],
         ];
     }
-
-    public function boardColumnId(): ?int
-    {
-        $boardColumnId = $this->validated('board_column_id');
-
-        if ($boardColumnId === null || $boardColumnId === '') {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return (int) $boardColumnId;
-    }
-
-    public function redirectRouteName(): string
-    {
-        return $this->validated('redirect_to') === 'backlog'
-            ? 'projects.backlog.index'
-            : 'projects.board.index';
-    }
 }