angel3_validate

Description:

angel3 validate

Angel3 Validate #




This validator library is based on the matcher library and comes with build in support for Angel3 framework. It can be run on both server and client side. Thus, the same validation rules apply to forms on both backend and frontend code.
For convenience's sake, this library also exports matcher.

Angel3 Validate

Examples

Creating a Validator
Validating data
Required Fields
Forbidden Fields
Default values
Custom Validator Functions
Custom Error Messages
autoParse
filter
Extending Validators
Bundled Matchers
Nested Validators
Use with Angel3





Examples #
Creating a Validator #
import 'package:angel3_validate/angel3_validate.dart';

main() {
var validator = Validator({
'username': isAlphaNum,
'multiple,keys,with,same,rules': [isString, isNotEmpty],
'balance': [
greaterThanOrEqualTo(0),
lessThan(1000000)
],
'nested': [
foo,
[bar, baz]
]
});
}
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Validating data #
The Validator will filter out fields that have no validation rules. You can rest easy knowing that attackers cannot slip extra data into your applications.
main() {
var result = validator.check(formData);

if (!result.errors.isNotEmpty) {
// Invalid data
} else {
// Safely handle filtered data
return someSecureOperation(result.data);
}
}
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You can enforce validation rules, and throw an error if validation fails.
main() {
try {
// `enforce` will return the filtered data.
var safeData = validator.enforce(formData);
} on ValidationException catch(e) {
print(e.errors);
}
}
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Required Fields #
Fields are optional by default. Suffix a field name with a '*' to mark it as required, and to throw an error if it is not present.
main() {
var validator = Validator({
'googleId*': isString,

// You can also use `requireField`
requireField('googleId'): isString,
});
}
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Forbidden Fields #
To prevent a field from showing up in valid data, suffix it with a '!'.
Default values #
If not present, default values will be filled in before validation. This means that they can still be used with required fields.
final Validator todo = Validator({
'text*': isString,
'completed*': isBool
}, defaultValues: {
'completed': false
});
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Default values can also be parameterless, synchronous functions that return a single value.
Custom Validator Functions #
Creating a whole Matcher class is sometimes cumbersome, but if you pass a function to the constructor, it will be wrapped in a Matcher instance. (It simply returns the value of calling predicate.)
The function must synchronously return a bool.
main() {
var validator = Validator({
'key*': (key) {
var file = File('whitelist.txt');
return file.readFileSync().contains(key);
}
});
}
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Custom Error Messages #
If these are not present, angel3_validate will attempt to generate a coherent error message on its own.
Validator({
'age': [greaterThanOrEqualTo(18)]
}, customErrorMessages: {
'age': 'You must be an adult to see this page.'
});
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The string {{value}} will be replaced inside your error message automatically.
autoParse #
Oftentimes, fields that we want to validate as numbers are passed as strings. Calling autoParse will correct this before validation.
main() {
var parsed = autoParse({
'age': '34',
'weight': '135.6'
}, ['age', 'weight']);

validator.enforce(parsed);
}
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You can also call checkParsed or enforceParsed as a shorthand.
filter #
This is a helper function to extract only the desired keys from a Map.
var inputData = {'foo': 'bar', 'a': 'b', '1': 2};
var only = filter(inputData, ['foo']);

print(only); // { foo: bar }
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Extending Validators #
You can add situation-specific rules within a child validator. You can also use extend to mark fields as required or forbidden that originally were not. Default value and custom error message extension is also supported.
final Validator userValidator = Validator({
'username': isString,
'age': [
isNum,
greaterThanOrEqualTo(18)
]
});
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To mark a field as now optional, and no longer required, suffix its name with a '?'.
var ageIsOptional = userValidator.extend({
'age?': [
isNum,
greaterThanOrEqualTo(13)
]
});
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Note that by default, validation rules are simply appended to the existing list. To completely overwrite existing rules, set the overwrite flag to true.
register(Map userData) {
var teenUser = userValidator.extend({
'age': lessThan(18)
}, overwrite: true);
}
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Bundled Matchers #
This library includes some Matchers for common validations, including:

isAlphaDash: Asserts that a String is alphanumeric, but also lets it contain dashes or underscores.
isAlphaNum: Asserts that a String is alphanumeric.
isBool: Asserts that a value either equals true or false.
isEmail: Asserts that a String complies to the RFC 5322 e-mail standard.
isInt: Asserts that a value is an int.
isNum: Asserts that a value is a num.
isString: Asserts that a value is a String.
isNonEmptyString: Asserts that a value is a non-empty String.
isUrl: Asserts that a String is an HTTPS or HTTP URL.

The remaining functionality is effectively implemented by the matcher package.
Nested Validators #
Very often, the data we validate contains other data within. You can pass a Validator instance to the constructor, because it extends the Matcher class.
main() {
var bio = Validator({
'age*': [isInt, greaterThanOrEqualTo(0)],
'birthYear*': isInt,
'countryOfOrigin': isString
});

var book = Validator({
'title*': isString,
'year*': [
isNum,
(year) {
return year <= DateTime.now().year;
}
]
});

var author = Validator({
'bio*': bio,
'books*': [
isList,
everyElement(book)
]
}, defaultValues: {
'books': []
});
}
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Use with Angel3 #
server.dart exposes seven helper middleware:

validate(validator): Validates and filters req.bodyAsMap, and throws an AngelHttpException.BadRequest if data is invalid.
validateEvent(validator): Sets e.data to the result of validation on a service event.
validateQuery(validator): Same as validate, but operates on req.query.
autoParseBody(fields): Auto-parses numbers in req.bodyAsMap.
autoParseQuery(fields): Same as autoParseBody, but operates on req.query.
filterBody(only): Filters unwanted data out of req.bodyAsMap.
filterQuery(only): Same as filterBody, but operates on req.query.

import 'package:angel3_framework/angel3_framework.dart';
import 'package:angel3_validate/server.dart';

final Validator echo = Validator({
'message*': (String message) => message.length >= 5
});

final Validator todo = Validator({
'text*': isString,
'completed*': isBool
}, defaultValues: {
'completed': false
});

void main() async {
var app = Angel();

app.chain([validate(echo)]).post('/echo', (req, res) async {
res.write('You said: "${req.bodyAsMap["message"]}"');
});

app.service('api/todos')
..beforeCreated.listen(validateEvent(todo))
..beforeUpdated.listen(validateEvent(todo));

await app.startServer();
}
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