Just drop into your modules folder or use CommandBox to install
box install cbvalidation
The module will register several objects into WireBox using the @cbvalidation namespace. The validation manager is registered as ValidationManager@cbvalidation. It will also register several helper methods that can be used throughout the ColdBox application.
The module will also register the following methods in your handlers/interceptors/layouts/views
validate()validateOrFail()getValidationManager()validatehasValue()validateIsNullOrEmpty()assert()
/**
* Validate an object or structure according to the constraints rules.
*
* @target An object or structure to validate
* @fields The fields to validate on the target. By default, it validates on all fields
* @constraints A structure of constraint rules or the name of the shared constraint rules to use for validation
* @locale The i18n locale to use for validation messages
* @excludeFields The fields to exclude from the validation
* @includeFields The fields to include in the validation
* @profiles If passed, a list of profile names to use for validation constraints
*
* @return cbvalidation.model.result.IValidationResult
*/
function validate()
/**
* Validate an object or structure according to the constraints rules and throw an exception if the validation fails.
* The validation errors will be contained in the `extendedInfo` of the exception in JSON format
*
* @target An object or structure to validate
* @fields The fields to validate on the target. By default, it validates on all fields
* @constraints A structure of constraint rules or the name of the shared constraint rules to use for validation
* @locale The i18n locale to use for validation messages
* @excludeFields The fields to exclude from the validation
* @includeFields The fields to include in the validation
* @profiles If passed, a list of profile names to use for validation constraints
*
* @return The validated object or the structure fields that where validated
* @throws ValidationException
*/
function validateOrFail()
/**
* Retrieve the application's configured Validation Manager
*/
function getValidationManager()
/**
* Verify if the target value has a value
* Checks for nullness or for length if it's a simple value, array, query, struct or object.
*/
boolean function validateHasValue( any targetValue )
/**
* Check if a value is null or is a simple value and it's empty
*
* @targetValue the value to check for nullness/emptyness
*/
boolean function validateIsNullOrEmpty( any targetValue )
/**
* This method mimics the Java assert() function, where it evaluates the target to a boolean value and it must be true
* to pass and return a true to you, or throw an `AssertException`
*
* @target The tareget to evaluate for being true
* @message The message to send in the exception
*
* @throws AssertException if the target is a false or null value
* @return True, if the target is a non-null value. If false, then it will throw the `AssertError` exception
*/
boolean function assert( target, message="" )If you are using ColdBox 7, then you can use the Validatable@cbValidation delegate. Which will allow you to add these validation traits to any object you desire.
component delegates="Validatable@cbValidation"{}
The methods delegated by default are the following:
assert()getValidationManager()getValidationResults()isValid()validate()validateHasValue()validateIsNullOrEmpty()validateOrFail()
You can also use the delegation for only certain methods if needed:
// Shorthand Syntax
component delegates="Validatable@cbValidation=validate,validateOrFail"{
}
// Long Syntax via delegate injection
component{
property name="validatable"
inject="Validatable@cbValidation"
delegate="validate,validateOrFail"
}