Class: Validators

Validators


new Validators()

A hash of validators. Each validator function must return an error definition if validation fails and undefined if it succeeds.

Error definitions can be primitives value such as max length or an array, such as a range's lower and upper limits. Validator functions accept field metadata and the value to be validated.

Methods


<static> datetime(field, value)

Validates that a given value is a real date or datetime.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Date or datetime value as string.

Returns:

The invalid date/datetime or undefined if it is a valid date.

Type
string | undefined

<static> duplicateEmail(field, emails)

Validates that a given email array has no duplicate email addresses.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

emails Array.<object>

Bean field value which is an array of email objects.

Returns:

Array of duplicated email addresses or undefined if there are no duplicates.

Type
Array.<string> | undefined

<static> email(field, emails)

Validates that a given value contains only valid email address. Note that it is impossible to do full validation of email addresses in JavaScript.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

emails Array.<Object>

Bean field value which is an array of email objects.

Returns:

Array of invalid email addresses or undefined if the addresses are all valid.

Type
Array.<string> | undefined

<static> greaterThan(field, value)

Validates a value to make sure it's larger than a given value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Field value which is a number.

Returns:

Value that must be exceeded if the limit is not met and undefined if it is.

Type
number | undefined

<static> isAfter(field, value, model)

Validates that the given date is after the date of another field.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Field value which is an integer.

model Object

Model.

Returns:

Compare field label if is invalid, undefined otherwise.

Type
string

<static> isBefore(field, value, model)

Validates that the given date is before the date of another field.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Field value which is an integer.

model Object

Model.

Returns:

Compare field label if it is invalid and undefined otherwise.

Type
string | undefined

<static> lessThan(field, value)

Validates a value to make sure it's less than a given value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Field value which is a number.

Returns:

Value that value must be less than if the limit is not met and undefined if it is.

Type
number | undefined

<static> maxLength(field, value)

Validates the maximum length of a given value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field string

Bean field metadata.

value string | number

Bean field value.

Returns:

Maximum length or undefined if the field is valid.

Type
number | undefined

<static> maxValue(field, value)

Validates maximum integer values.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Field value which is a number.

Returns:

Value of the actual max if the limit is not met and undefined if it is.

Type
number | undefined

<static> minLength(field, value)

Validates the minimum length of a given value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Bean field value.

Returns:

Minimum length or undefined if the field is valid.

Type
number | undefined

<static> minValue(field, value)

Validates minimum integer values.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Field value which is a number.

Returns:

Value of the actual min if the limit is not met and undefined if it is.

Type
number | undefined

<static> number(field, value)

Validates numeric values.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

field value which is an integer

Returns:

true if value is invalid, undefined otherwise.

Type
boolean | undefined

<static> primaryEmail(field, emails)

Validates that a given email array has at least one email set as the primary email.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

emails Array.<Object>

Bean field value which is an array of email objects.

Returns:

true if there is no primary email set or undefined if at least one of the emails is the primary email.

Type
boolean | undefined

<static> url(field, value)

Validates that a given value is a valid URL. Note that is impossible to do full validation of URLs in JavaScript.

This function has been a no-op since 6.7. Do NOT use it.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
field Object

Bean field metadata.

value string

Bean field value.

Deprecated:
  • Since 7.10