NAME

Validator::Custom - Validates user input easily

SYNOPSYS

Basic usages

# Load module and create object
use Validator::Custom;
my $vc = Validator::Custom->new;

# Data used at validation
my $data = {age => 19, name => 'Ken Suzuki'};

# Rule
my $rule = [
    age => [
        'int'
    ],
    name => [
        ['not_blank',        "Name must be exists"],
        [{length => [1, 5]}, "Name length must be 1 to 5"]
    ]
];

# Validate
my $vresult = $vc->validate($data, $rule);

Result of validation

### Validator::Custom::Result

# Chacke if the data is valid.
my $is_valid = $vresult->is_valid;

# Error messages
my $messages = $vresult->messages;

# Error messages to hash ref
my $messages_hash = $vresult->messages_to_hash;

# Error message
my $message = $vresult->message('age');

# Invalid parameter names
my $invalid_params = $vresult->invalid_params;

# Invalid rule keys
my $invalid_rule_keys = $vresult->invalid_rule_keys;

# Raw data
my $raw_data = $vresult->raw_data;

# Result data
my $result_data = $vresult->data;

Advanced features

# Register constraint
$vc->register_constraint(
    email => sub {
        require Email::Valid;
        return 0 unless $_[0];
        return Email::Valid->address(-address => $_[0]) ? 1 : 0;
    }
);

# Multi parameters validation
$data = {password1 => 'xxx', password2 => 'xxx'};
$vc->register_constraint(
    same => sub {
        my $values = shift;
        my $is_valid = $values->[0] eq $values->[1];
        return [$is_valid, $values->[0]];
    }
);
$rule = [
    {password_check => [qw/password1 password2/]} => [
        ['same', 'Two password must be equal']
    ]
];
$vresult = $vc->validate($data, $rule);

# "OR" validation
$rule = [
    email => [
        'blank'
    ],
    email => [
        'not_blank',
        'emai_address'
    ]
];

# Data filter
$vc->data_filter(
    sub { 
        my $data = shift;
        
        # Convert data to hash reference
        
        return $data;
    }
);
        
# Register filter , instead of constraint
$vc->register_constraint(
    trim => sub {
        my $value = shift;
        
        $value =~ s/^\s+//;
        $value =~ s/\s+$//;
        
        return [1, $value];
    }
);

Extending

### Extending Validator:Custom

package YourValidator;
use base 'Validator::Custom';

__PACKAGE__->register_constraint(
$vc->register_constraint(
    email => sub {
        require Email::Valid;
        return 0 unless $_[0];
        return Email::Valid->address(-address => $_[0]) ? 1 : 0;
    }
);

1;

DESCRIPTIONS

Validator::Custom validates user input.

1. Features

Can set a message for each parameter. the messages is added to the result when the paramter is invalid. the messages keeps the order.
Can register constraint function. such as "int", "defined". constraint function can receive any arguments, other than parameter value.
Can create original class, extending Validator::Custom (See Validator::Custom::HTMLFOrm)
Support multi-paramters validation, multi-values validation, OR condition validation.

2. Basic usages

Construct a new Validator::Custom object.

use Validator::Custom;
my $vc = Validator::Custom->new;

Data used in validation must be hash reference.

my $data = { 
    age => 19, 
    name => 'Ken Suzuki'
};

$vc->register_constraint(
    int => sub {
        my $value    = shift;
        my $is_valid = $value =~ /^\d+$/;
        return $is_valid;
    },
    not_blank => sub {
        my $value = shift;
        my $is_valid = $value ne '';
        return $is_valid;
    },
    length => sub {
        my ($value, $args) = @_;
        my ($min, $max) = @$args;
        my $length = length $value;
        my $is_valid = $length >= $min && $length <= $max;
        return $is_valid;
    },
);

Rule for validation has a specific format. the pairs of parameter name and constraint expressions. the format detail is explained in "4. Syntex of rule".

my $rule = [
    age => [
        'int'
    ],
    name => [
        ['not_blank',        "Name must be exists"],
        [{length => [1, 5]}, "Name length must be 1 to 5"]
    ],
    # PARAMETER_NAME => [
    #    CONSTRIANT_EXPRESSION1
    #    CONSTRAINT_EXPRESSION2
    # ]
];

Validate the data. validate() return Validator::Custom::Result object.

my $vresult = $vc->validate($data, $rule);

3. Result of validation

Validator::Custom::Result object has the result of validation.

Check if the data is valid.

my $is_valid = $vresult->is_valid;

Error messages

# Error messages
my $messages = $vresult->messages;

# Error messages to hash ref
my $messages_hash = $vresult->messages_to_hash;

# A error message
my $message = $vresult->message('age');

Invalid paramter names and invalid result keys

# Invalid parameter names
my $invalid_params = $vresult->invalid_params;

# Invalid rule keys
my $invalid_rule_keys = $vresult->invalid_rule_keys;

Raw data and result data

# Raw data
my $raw_data = $vresult->raw_data;

# Result data
my $result_data = $vresult->data;

Examples:

Check the result and get error messages.

unless ($vresult->is_valid) {
    my $messages = $vresult->messages;
    
    # Do something
}

Check the result and get error messages as hash reference

unless ($vresult->is_valid) {
    my $messages = $vresult->messages_to_hash;

    # Do something
}

Combination with HTML::FillInForm

unless ($vresult->is_valid) {
    
    my $html = get_something_way();
    
    # Fill in form
    $html = HTML::FillInForm->fill(
        \$html, $vresult->raw_data,
        ignore_fields => $vresult->invalid_params
    );
    
    # Do something
}

4. Syntax of rule

`Basic syntax`

Rule must be array reference. This is for keeping the order of invalid parameter names.

my $rule = [

];

Rule contains the pairs of parameter name and list of constraint expression.

my $rule = [
    name => [
        'not_blank'
    ],
    age => [
        'not_blank',
        'int'
    ]
    # PARAMETER_NAME => [
    #    CONSTRIANT_EXPRESSION1
    #    CONSTRAINT_EXPRESSION2
    # ]
];

`Constraint expression`

Constraint expression is one of four.

constraint name
```
CONSTRAINT_NAME
```
constraint name and message
```
[CONSTRIANT_NAME, MESSAGE]
```
constraint name and argument
```
{CONSTRAINT_NAME => ARGUMENT}
```

constraint name and argument and message

[{CONSTRAINT_NAME => ARGUMENT}, MESSAGE]

Example:

my $rule = [
    age => [
        # 1. constraint name
        'defined',
        
        # 2. constraint name and message
        ['not_blank', 'Must be not blank'],
        
        # 3. constraint name and argument
        {length => [1, 5]},
        
        # 4. constraint name and argument and message
        [{regex => qr/\d+/}, 'Invalid string']
    ]
];

`Multi-paramters validation`

Multi-paramters validation is available.

$data = {password1 => 'xxx', password2 => 'xxx'};

$rule = [
    {password_check => [qw/password1 password2/]} => [
        ['duplication', 'Two password must be equal']
    ]
];

"password1" and "password2" is parameter names. "password_check" is result key.

`Multi-values validation`

Multi-values validation is available if the paramter value is array reference. Add "@" mark before constraint name.

$data = {
    nums => [1, 2, 3]
};

$rule = [
    'nums' => [
        '@int'
    ]
];

`Validation of OR condition`

OR condition validation is available. Write paramter name repeatedly.

$rule = [
    email => [
        'blank'
    ],
    email => [
        'not_blank',
        'emai_address'
    ]
];

`Shared rule`

Can share rule with all parameters. Shared rule is added to the head of each list of constraint expression.

$vc->shared_rule([
    ['defined',   'Must be defined'],
    ['not_blank', 'Must be not blank']
]);

5. Specification of constraint

I explain the specification of constraint.

# Register constraint
$vc->register_constraint(
    consrtaint_name => sub {
        my ($value, $args, $vc) = @_;
        
        # Do something
        
        return $is_valid;
    }
)

`Arguments and return value`

Constraint function receive three arguments.

value
argument
Validator::Custom object

1. value

This is the value of data.

my $data = {name => 'Ken Suzuki'};

In this example, value is 'Ken Suzuki'

2. argument

You can pass argument to consraint in the rule.

my $rule = [
    name => [
        {length => [1, 5]}
    ]
];

In this example, argument is [1, 5].

And this function must return a value to check if the value is valid.

In Multi-paramters validation, values is packed to array reference, value is ['xxx', 'xxx'].

$data = {password1 => 'xxx', password2 => 'xxx'};

$rule = [
    {password_check => [qw/password1 password2/]} => [
        ['duplication', 'Two password must be equal']
    ]
];

`Filtering function`

Constraint function can be also return converted value. If you return converted value, you must return array reference, which contains two element, value to check if the value is valid, and converted value.

$vc->register_constraint(
    trim => sub {
        my $value = shift;
        
        $value =~ s/^\s+//;
        $value =~ s/\s+$//;
        
        return [1, $value];
    }
);

6. Extending

Validator::Custom is easy to extend. You can register constraint to Your class by register_constraint().

package YourValidator;
use base 'Validator::Custom';

__PACKAGE__->register_constraint(
    defined  => sub { defined $_[0] }
);

1;

Validator::Custom::Trim, Validator::Custom::HTMLForm is good examples.

7. Advanced features

`Data filtering`

If data is not hash reference, you can converted data to hash reference by data_filter().

$vc->data_filter(
    sub { 
        my $data = shift;
        
        # Convert data to hash reference
        
        return $data;
    }
);

`Stock of messages`

By default, all parameters is checked by validate(). If you want to check only if the data is valid, it is good to finish validation when the invalid value is found. If you set error_stock to 0, Validation is finished soon after invalid value is found.

$vc->error_stock(0);

ATTRIBUTES

`constraints`

$vc          = $vc->constraints(\%constraints);
$constraints = $vc->constraints;

Constraint functions.

`error_stock`

$vc          = $vc->error_stock(1);
$error_stock = $vc->error_stcok;

If error_stock is set to 1, all validation error is stocked. If error_stock is set 0, Validation is finished soon after a error occur.

Default to 1.

`data_filter`

$vc     = $vc->data_filter(\&filter);
$filter = $vc->data_filter;

Filter input data. If data is not hash reference, you can convert the data to hash reference.

$vc->data_filter(
    sub {
        my $data = shift;
        
        # Convert data to hash reference.
        
        return $data;
    }
)

`rule`

$vc   = $vc->rule($rule);
$rule = $vc->rule;

Rule for validation. Validation rule has the following syntax.

# Rule syntax
my $rule = [                          # 1. Validation rule is array ref
    key1 => [                         # 2. Constraints is array ref
        'constraint1_1',              # 3. Constraint is string
        ['constraint1_2', 'error1_2'],#      or arrya ref (message)
        {'constraint1_3' => 'string'} #      or hash ref (arguments)
          
    ],
    key2 => [
        {'constraint2_1'              # 4. Argument is string
          => 'string'},               #
        {'constraint2_2'              #     or array ref
          => ['arg1', 'arg2']},       #
        {'constraint1_3'              #     or hash ref
          => {k1 => 'v1', k2 => 'v2'}}#
    ],
    key3 => [                           
        [{constraint3_1 => 'string'}, # 5. Combination argument
         'error3_1' ]                 #     and message
    ],
    { key4 => ['key4_1', 'key4_2'] }  # 6. Multi-parameters validation
        => [
            'constraint4_1'
           ],
    key5 => [
        '@constraint5_1'              # 7. Multi-values validation
    ]
];

`shared_rule`

$vc          = $vc->shared_rule(\@rule);
$shared_rule = $vc->shared_rule;

Shared rule. Shared rule is added the head of normal rule.

$vc->shared_rule([
    ['defined',   'Must be defined'],
    ['not_blank', 'Must be not blank']
]);

`syntax`

$vc     = $vc->syntax($syntax);
$syntax = $vc->syntax;

Syntax of rule.

MEHTODS

`new`

$vc = Validator::Costom->new;
$vc = Validator::Costom->new(%attributes);
$vc = Validator::Costom->new(\%attributes);

Construct a new Validator::Custom object.

`register_constraint`

$vc->register_constraint(%constraint);
$vc->register_constraint(\%constraint);

$vc->register_constraint(
    int => sub {
        my $value    = shift;
        my $is_valid = $value =~ /^\-?[\d]+$/;
        return $is_valid;
    },
    ascii => sub {
        my $value    = shift;
        my $is_valid = $value =~ /^[\x21-\x7E]+$/;
        return $is_valid;
    }
);

`validate`

$vresult = $vc->validate($data, $rule);
$vresult = $vc->validate($data);

Validate the data. Return value is Validator::Custom::Result object. If the rule of second arument is ommited, rule attribute is used for validation.

Constraints

`defined`

Check if the data is defined.

`not_defined`

Check if the data is not defined.

`not_blank`

Check if the data is not blank.

`blank`

Check if the is blank.

`not_space`

Check if the data do not containe space.

`int`

Check if the data is integer.

# valid data
123
-134

`uint`

Check if the data is unsigned integer.

# valid data
123

`decimal`

my $data = { num => '123.45678' };
my $rule => [
    num => [
        {'decimal' => [3, 5]}
    ]
];

Validator::Custom::HTMLForm->new->validate($data,$rule);

Each numbers (3,5) mean maximum digits before/after '.'

`ascii`

check is the data consists of only ascii code.

`length`

Check the length of the data.

The following sample check if the length of the data is 4 or not.

my $data = { str => 'aaaa' };
my $rule => [
    num => [
        {'length' => 4}
    ]
];

When you set two arguments, it checks if the length of data is in the range between 4 and 10.

my $data = { str => 'aaaa' };
my $rule => [
    num => [
        {'length' => [4, 10]}
    ]
];

`http_url`

Verify it is a http(s)-url

my $data = { url => 'http://somehost.com' };
my $rule => [
    url => [
        'http_url'
    ]
];

`selected_at_least`

Verify the quantity of selected parameters is counted over allowed minimum.

<input type="checkbox" name="hobby" value="music" /> Music
<input type="checkbox" name="hobby" value="movie" /> Movie
<input type="checkbox" name="hobby" value="game"  /> Game


my $data = {hobby => ['music', 'movie' ]};
my $rule => [
    hobby => [
        {selected_at_least => 1}
    ]
];

`regex`

Check with regular expression.

my $data = {str => 'aaa'};
my $rule => [
    str => [
        {regex => qr/a{3}/}
    ]
];

`duplication`

Check if the two data are same or not.

my $data = {mail1 => 'a@somehost.com', mail2 => 'a@somehost.com'};
my $rule => [
    [qw/mail1 mail2/] => [
        'duplication'
    ]
];

`shift`

Shift the head of array reference.

my $data = {nums => [1, 2]};
my $rule => [
    nums => [
        'shift'
    ]
];

`greater_than`

Numeric comparison

my $rule = [
    age => [
        {greater_than => 25}
    ]
];

`less_than`

Numeric comparison

my $rule = [
    age => [
        {less_than => 25}
    ]
];

`equal_to`

Numeric comparison

my $rule = [
    age => [
        {equal_to => 25}
    ]
];

`between`

Numeric comparison

my $rule = [
    age => [
        {between => [1, 20]}
    ]
];

`in_array`

Check if the food ordered is in menu

my $rule = [
    food => [
        {in_array => [qw/sushi bread apple/]}
    ]
];

BUGS

Please tell me the bugs.

<kimoto.yuki at gmail.com>

STABILITY

Validator::Custom and Validator::Custom::Result is now stable. all methods(except for experimantal marking ones) keep backword compatible in the future.

AUTHOR

Yuki Kimoto, <kimoto.yuki at gmail.com>

http://github.com/yuki-kimoto/Validator-Custom

COPYRIGHT & LICENCE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

To install Validator::Custom, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.

cpanm

cpanm Validator::Custom

CPAN shell

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Validator::Custom

For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.

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NAME

SYNOPSYS

DESCRIPTIONS

1. Features

2. Basic usages

3. Result of validation

4. Syntax of rule

Basic syntax

Constraint expression

Multi-paramters validation

Multi-values validation

Validation of OR condition

Shared rule

5. Specification of constraint

Arguments and return value

Filtering function

6. Extending

7. Advanced features

Data filtering

Stock of messages

ATTRIBUTES

constraints

error_stock

data_filter

rule

shared_rule

syntax

MEHTODS

new

register_constraint

validate

Constraints

defined

not_defined

not_blank

blank

not_space

int

uint

decimal

ascii

length

http_url

selected_at_least

regex

duplication

shift

greater_than

less_than

equal_to

between

in_array

BUGS

STABILITY

AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT & LICENCE

Module Install Instructions

`Basic syntax`

`Constraint expression`

`Multi-paramters validation`

`Multi-values validation`

`Validation of OR condition`

`Shared rule`

`Arguments and return value`

`Filtering function`

`Data filtering`

`Stock of messages`

`constraints`

`error_stock`

`data_filter`

`rule`

`shared_rule`

`syntax`

`new`

`register_constraint`

`validate`

`defined`

`not_defined`

`not_blank`

`blank`

`not_space`

`int`

`uint`

`decimal`

`ascii`

`length`

`http_url`

`selected_at_least`

`regex`

`duplication`

`shift`

`greater_than`

`less_than`

`equal_to`

`between`

`in_array`