validation-helper is a set of simple data validation and conversion tools for string input data that uses Validator.js
npm install @outofsync/validation-helperconst validationHelper = require('@outofsync/validation-helper');
console.log(validationHelper.validate('1.23', 'float'));
console.log(validationHelper.validate('qwerty', 'float'));
console.log(validationHelper.validate('qwerty', 'string'));
console.log(validationHelper.convert('1.23', 'float'));
console.log(validationHelper.strToBool('yes'));
console.log(validationHelper.strToBool('True'));Test is the string value is of the type specified. Additional Validator.js options may be passed for added constraints.
| Type | Desc | Options |
|---|---|---|
'int', 'integer' |
Integer Values | Y |
'float' |
Floating Point Values | Y |
'bool', 'boolean' |
Boolean values | N |
'email', |
Email addresses | Y |
'currency' |
Currency values (e.g. '1.23', '$30', '€12,73') | Y |
'uuid' |
v1, v2, or v4 UUID values | N |
'url' |
Url values (e.g. 'http://google.com' ) | Y |
'fqdn' |
Fully-qualified Domain Name (e.g. 'docs.google.com') | Y |
'apikey' |
A uuid-apikey APIKey value (e.g. 'ZYXWVTS-9876543-ABCDEFG-1234567') |
N |
'string' |
String Values | N |
'any' |
Any possible value | N |
validationHelper.validate('1.23', 'float');Output:
true
Attempts to convert the provided string value to the type specified. If the type is unknown, then the original value is returned. The type can be int, float, or bool. For int and float values NaN is returned if the value can not be converted.
validationHelper.convert('1234', 'int');Output:
1234
Converts the string value to a boolean. true, yes, 1 return a value true. All other values return false.
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