rta-validator v1.0.0

Run Time Arguments Validator

A simple and light-weight arguments validator

Install

Using NPM:

npm i --save rta-validator

In Node.js:

const rtaValidator = require('rta-validator')

API

rtaValidator accept two arguments:

• tasks - Array of tasks to validate.
• errorHandler - Callback method to handle cases of error (optional).

task expect three properties:

• name - Arguments name, use for informative errors.
• type - The expected types (support in multiple types) for argument, type property accept three cases: type name as string, array of types name, type shortcuts as string.
• val - The argument we validate.

Supported Types

Examples

Multiple arguments

const rtaValidator = require('rta-validator')

rtaValidator([
    {name: 'foo', type: 'object', val: {foo: 'bar'}},
    {name: 'baz', type: 'o', val: {baz: 'bar'}},
    {name: 'baz', type: ['o', 'undefined'], val: undefined},
]) // void - all values pass validation

Failing validation

rtaValidator([
    {name: 'baz', type: ['o', 'undefined'], val: ['baz']},
]) // Throw exception

Custom error handler

rtaValidator([
    {name: 'baz', type: ['o', 'undefined'], val: ['baz']},
], (err) => err) // return error

Custom validator

rtaValidator([
    {name: 'baz', type: (v) => v === 3, val: 3},
], (err) => err) // return error

Test

Install dependencies via NPM:

npm i

Run test suites:

npm test