no-input v1.0.3

no-input

A useful tool to validate any input.

Install

Usage

• Options

input(data, nameOrOptions[, pattern, default, error]);

• data {Object} required input data you want to validate
• nameOrOptions {String|Object} required key may be exist in data OR options with name, pattern, default and error
• pattern {RegExp|Array|Function|Object|String...} optional validator
• default {Mixed} optional default value when invalid (Function will get the return value)
• error {Error} optional special error to throw
• throw {Error} if the value is invalid without default value

• Custom error handler

input.error = function(name) {
    return new input.InvalidInputError('Invalid input ' + name);
}

• Example

var data = {type: 'cat'};
var value = input(data, 'type', /^(cat|dog)$/, 'pig', new Error('invalid type'));
//OR
var value = input(data, {name: 'type', pattern: ['cat', 'dog'], default: 'pig', error: new Error('invalid type')]};
// The following code will not be executed, if the value is invalid.
// ...

Licences

MIT