This is a plugin that will allow using validate.js in your Aurelia application for expressive validation.
npm install aurelia-validatejs
This library is an implementation of the Validator interface found in the aurelia-validation library. Besides implementing the necessary abstractions of aurelia-validation, it also extends these capabilities by including both fluent and decorator-based APIs for defining rules for your components and data. The validation capabilities of this library are based on validatejs, an existing, open-source validation library.
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>The docs below are for an earlier version of this package. The validation and validatejs plugins are undergoing an overhaul and are currently in alpha. Expect Changes. The best docs we have for the alpha at this time are here: http://blog.durandal.io/2016/06/14/new-validation-alpha-is-here/
At the moment, validate.js doesn't have an official d.ts file. We've created one for you while we wait. You can find our d.ts file at lib/validatejs.d.ts.
Validation is performed using validate.js. You can visit their official site to get more information about how to use all of the validation rules.
You can use a decorator or the fluent syntax, both are shown. Here are the base rules -
``es6
export class Model {
@date myDate = new Date();
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('myDate')
.date();
}
}
`
`es6
export class Model {
@datetime myDate = new Date();
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('myDate')
.datetime();
}
}
`
Ensure it is a valid e-mail format
`es6
export class Model {
@email email = 'patrick@example.com';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('email')
.email();
}
}
`
Ensure it matches another property on the same object
`es6
export class Model {
@equality('password') confirmPassword = 'password1';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('confirmPassword')
.equality('password');
}
}
`
`es6
export class Model {
@exclusion(['blue']) color = 'red';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('color')
.exclusion(['blue']);
}
}
`
`es6
export class Model {
@format(/\d{5}(-\d{4})?/) zipCode = '90210';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('zipCode')
.format(/\d{5}(-\d{4})?/);
}
}
`
Ensure it is included a set of values
`es6
export class Model {
@inclusion(['blue', 'red']) blueOrRed = 'yellow';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('blueOrRed')
.format(['blue', 'red']);
}
}
`
`es6
export class Model {
@length({ minimum: 5, maximum: 25 }) password = 'equal';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('password')
.length({ minimum: 5, maximum: 25 });
}
}
`
`es6
export class Model {
@numericality({ onlyInteger: true, lessThan: 115, greaterThan: 0 }) age = 25;
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('age')
.length({ onlyInteger: true, lessThan: 115, greaterThan: 0 });
}
}
`
`es6
export class Model {
@presence lastName = 'Skywalker';
@required lastName = 'Skywalker';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('firstName')
.required();
}
}
`
`es6
export class Model {
@url website = 'http://www.google.com';
}
export class Model {
constructor() {
this.validator = new Validator(this)
.ensure('website')
.url();
}
}
`
To build the code, follow these steps.
1. Ensure that NodeJS is installed. This provides the platform on which the build tooling runs.
2. From the project folder, execute the following command:
`shell`
npm install
3. Ensure that Gulp is installed. If you need to install it, use the following command:
`shell`
npm install -g gulp
4. To build the code, you can now run:
`shell`
gulp build
5. You will find the compiled code in the folder, available in three module formats: AMD, CommonJS and ES6.
6. See gulpfile.js for other tasks related to generating the docs and linting.
To run the unit tests, first ensure that you have followed the steps above in order to install all dependencies and successfully build the library. Once you have done that, proceed with these additional steps:
1. Ensure that the Karma CLI is installed. If you need to install it, use the following command:
`shell`
npm install -g karma-cli
2. Ensure that jspm is installed. If you need to install it, use the following commnand:
`shell`
npm install -g jspm
3. Install the client-side dependencies with jspm:
`shell`
jspm install
4. You can now run the tests with this command:
`shell`
karma start
There is a sample application provided that runs using the plugin itself. To run this application -
1. Change to the sample directory
`shell`
cd sample
2. Install all of the sample application's dev dependencies:
`shell`
npm install
3. Install all of the sample application's client-side dependencies with jspm:
`shell`
jspm install
4. Do an initial build of the sample app files:
`shell`
gulp build-sample
5. You can now run sample application:
`shell`
gulp watch
It will watch for changes to both src and sample/src` and reload the browser on change.