NAME

Validation::Class::Simple::Streamer - Simple Streaming Data Validation

VERSION

version 7.900048

SYNOPSIS

    use Validation::Class::Simple::Streamer;

    my $parameters = {
        credit_card   => '0000000000000000',
        email_address => 'root@localhost',

    };

    my $rules = Validation::Class::Simple::Streamer->new($parameters);

    # the point here is expressiveness
    # directive methods auto-validate in boolean context !!!

    if (not $rules->check('credit_card')->creditcard(['visa', 'mastercard'])) {
        # credit card is invalid visa/mastercard
        warn $rules->messages;
    }

    if (not $rules->check('email_address')->min_length(3)->email) {
        # email address is invalid
        warn $rules->messages;
    }

    # prepare password for validation
    $rules->check('password');

    die "Password is not valid"
        unless $rules->min_symbols(1) && $rules->matches('password2');

    # are you of legal age?
    if ($rules->check('member_years_of_age')->between('18-75')) {
        # access to explicit content approved
    }

    # get all fields with errors
    my $fields = $rules->validator->error_fields;

    # warn with errors if any
    warn $rules->messages unless $rules->is_valid;

    # validate like a boss
    # THE END

DESCRIPTION

Validation::Class::Simple::Streamer is a simple streaming validation module that makes data validation fun. Target parameters and attach matching fields and directives to them by chaining together methods which represent Validation::Class directives. This module is built around the powerful Validation::Class data validation framework via Validation::Class::Simple. This module was inspired by the simplicity and expressiveness of the Node.js validator library, but built on top of the ever-awesome Validation::Class framework, which is designed to be modular and extensible, i.e. whatever custom directives you create and install will become methods on this class which you can then use to enforce policies.

RATIONALE

If you are new to Validation::Class, or would like more information on the underpinnings of this library and how it views and approaches data validation, please review Validation::Class::Whitepaper. Please review the "GUIDED-TOUR" in Validation::Class::Simple for a detailed step-by-step look into how Validation::Class works.

METHODS

check

The check method specifies the parameter to be affected by directive methods if/when called.

    $self = $self->check('email_address'); # focus on email_address

    $self->required;        # apply the Required directive to email_address
    $self->min_symbols(1);  # apply the MinSymbols directive to email_address
    $self->min_length(5);   # apply the MinLength directive to email_address

clear

The clear method resets the validation queue and declared fields but leaves the declared parameters in-tact, almost like the object state post-instantiation.

    $self->clear;

is_valid

The is_valid method returns a boolean value which is true if the last validation attempt was successful, and false if it was not (which is determined by looking for errors at the class and field levels).

    $self->is_valid;

messages

The messages method returns any registered errors as a concatenated string using the "errors_to_string" in Validation::Class::Prototype method and accepts the same parameters.

    print $self->messages("\n");

params

The params method gives you access to the validator's params list which is a Validation::Class::Mapping object.

    $params = $self->params($parameters);

validate

The validate method uses the validator to perform data validation based on the series and sequence of commands issued previously. This method is called implicitly whenever the object is used in boolean context, e.g. in a conditional.

    $true = $self->validate;

validator

The validator method gives you access to the object's validation class which is a Validation::Class::Simple object by default.

    $validator = $self->validator;

AUTHOR

Al Newkirk <anewkirk@ana.io>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Al Newkirk.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

cpanm Validation::Class

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Validation::Class