Check Type


A type checking framework for Javascript.

Check type lets you check variable types and structures with the format check(x).is("y") and check(x).has("a.b")

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Table of Contents

* Dependencies
* Installation
* Node.js
* Bower
* Component
* Manual
* Use
* Node.js
* Browser
* RequireJS
* Testing
* Test in Node.js
* Test in Browser
* No Conflict
* Init
* Simple use
* More complex use
* Clear
* Type checking
* Example: Checking for string using is
* Example: Checking for string using is.not
* Object path checking
* Example: Checking object path using has
* Object structure checking
* Example: Checking object properties using matches
* Complex example
* Set up check-type
* Retrieve username and password from authentication request
* Contact

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Dependencies

* Underscore.js.

Installation

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check-type is available through the npm package manager.


For Node.js package management, you can install using npm.

``
npm install check-type
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check-type is available through the bower package manager.

![Bower version](http://badge.fury.io/bo/check-type)

For front-end package management, you can install using Bower.

`
bower install check-type
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check-type is available through the component package manager.

For package management, you can install using Component.

`
component install alistairjcbrown/check-type
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For manual management, you can grab the Javascript file directly or clone the git repository.
You will need to grab underscore.js as well.

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Grab the file

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alistairjcbrown/check-type/master/check-type.min.js

Clone the repo

git clone git@github.com:alistairjcbrown/check-type.git
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Use

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`js
var check = require("check-type").init();
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The module can be required using Node.js built in require (See example).




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`html



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The module can be used in the browser through the