EVOLUTION-NINJA

Edit File: UsernameRule.php

<?php
/**
 * Joomla! Content Management System
 *
 * @copyright  (C) 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

namespace Joomla\CMS\Form\Rule;

defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;

use Joomla\CMS\Form\Form;
use Joomla\CMS\Form\FormRule;
use Joomla\Registry\Registry;

/**
 * Form Rule class for the Joomla Platform.
 *
 * @since  1.7.0
 */
class UsernameRule extends FormRule
{
	/**
	 * Method to test the username for uniqueness.
	 *
	 * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $element  The SimpleXMLElement object representing the `<field>` tag for the form field object.
	 * @param   mixed              $value    The form field value to validate.
	 * @param   string             $group    The field name group control value. This acts as an array container for the field.
	 *                                       For example if the field has name="foo" and the group value is set to "bar" then the
	 *                                       full field name would end up being "bar[foo]".
	 * @param   Registry           $input    An optional Registry object with the entire data set to validate against the entire form.
	 * @param   Form               $form     The form object for which the field is being tested.
	 *
	 * @return  boolean  True if the value is valid, false otherwise.
	 *
	 * @since   1.7.0
	 */
	public function test(\SimpleXMLElement $element, $value, $group = null, Registry $input = null, Form $form = null)
	{
		// Get the database object and a new query object.
		$db = \JFactory::getDbo();
		$query = $db->getQuery(true);

// Build the query.
		$query->select('COUNT(*)')
			->from('#__users')
			->where('username = ' . $db->quote($value));

// Get the extra field check attribute.
		$userId = ($form instanceof Form) ? $form->getValue('id') : '';
		$query->where($db->quoteName('id') . ' <> ' . (int) $userId);

// Set and query the database.
		$db->setQuery($query);
		$duplicate = (bool) $db->loadResult();

if ($duplicate)
		{
			return false;
		}

return true;
	}
}