continuing to refactor the validator.

laravel/language/en/validation.php

@@ -8,22 +8,27 @@ return array(
 	"alpha_dash"     => "The :attribute may only contain letters, numbers, and dashes.",
 	"alpha_num"      => "The :attribute may only contain letters and numbers.",
 	"between"        => "The :attribute must be between :min - :max.",
+	"between.file"   => "The :attribute must be between :min - :max kilobytes.",
+	"between.string" => "The :attribute must be between :min - :max characters.",
 	"confirmed"      => "The :attribute confirmation does not match.",
 	"email"          => "The :attribute format is invalid.",
 	"image"          => "The :attribute must be an image.",
 	"in"             => "The selected :attribute is invalid.",
 	"integer"        => "The :attribute must be an integer.",
 	"max"            => "The :attribute must be less than :max.",
+	"max.file"       => "The :attribute must be less than :max kilobytes.",
+	"max.string"     => "The :attribute must be less than :max characters.",
 	"mimes"          => "The :attribute must be a file of type: :values.",
 	"min"            => "The :attribute must be at least :min.",
+	"min.file"       => "The :attribute must be at least :min kilobytes.",
+	"min.string"     => "The :attribute must be at least :min characters.",
 	"not_in"         => "The selected :attribute is invalid.",
 	"numeric"        => "The :attribute must be a number.",
 	"required"       => "The :attribute field is required.",
 	"size"           => "The :attribute must be :size.",
+	"size.file"      => "The :attribute must be :size kilobyte.",
+	"size.string"    => "The :attribute must be :size characters.",
 	"unique"         => "The :attribute has already been taken.",
 	"url"            => "The :attribute format is invalid.",
 
-	"characters" => "characters",
-	"kilobytes"  => "kilobytes",
-
 );
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laravel/validation/validator.php

@@ -515,20 +515,15 @@ class Validator {
 		{
 			return $this->messages[$rule];
 		}
-		else
+		elseif (in_array($rule, $this->size_rules) and ! $this->has_rule($attribute, $this->numeric_rules))
 		{
-			$message = Lang::line('validation.'.$rule)->get($this->language);
+			$line = (array_key_exists($attribute, Input::file())) ? "file" : "string";
 
-			// For "size" rules that are validating strings or files, we need to adjust
-			// the default error message for the appropriate units.
-			if (in_array($rule, $this->size_rules) and ! $this->has_rule($attribute, $this->numeric_rules))
-			{
-				return (array_key_exists($attribute, Input::file()))
-                                   ? rtrim($message, '.').' '.Lang::line('validation.kilobytes')->get($this->language).'.'
-                                   : rtrim($message, '.').' '.Lang::line('validation.characters')->get($this->language).'.';
+			return Lang::line("validation.{$rule}.{$line}")->get($this->language);
 		}
-
-			return $message;
+		else
+		{
+			return Lang::line("validation.{$rule}")->get($this->language);
 		}
 	}