readme styling

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@ -53,67 +53,79 @@ validate objects (including http request params) against a schema. includes expr
## schema.create(schema)
// schema for a simple object of one integer value
schema =
{
// [string] value for acceppted parameters of the object you want to test
"wins":
{
// [string (build in types) or function (custom types)] the type declaration for accepted values
"type": "int",
// [string (built in filters) or function (custom filters) or array (mix and match!)] OPTIONAL, filters to process and optionally modify values
"filters": ["trim", "toInt", custom_filter],
// [anything] OPTIONAL, the default value if none is supplied by the object
"default": 0,
// [boolean] OPTIONAL, if true, this parameter must exist to validate
"required": true
// [object] OPTIONAL, functions are custom property checks, else a built in property will be looked up
"properties": {max:100, min:0, special:custom_property}
// [string, object] OPTIONAL, if there is an error, you can override the message that is returned
// use a string or the "default" key to use the default error message
// keys can be any property key that was used as well as "filters", "required", "type"
"error": {max: "too many wins", min: "too few wins", "default": "something is wrong with your wins value"}
}
};
// schema looking at two complex values (object and an array) with embedded schemas
schema =
schema for a simple object of one integer value
'''javascript
schema =
{
// [string] value for acceppted parameters of the object you want to test
"wins":
{
// [string (built in types) or function (custom types)] the type declaration for accepted values
"type": "int",
// [string (built in filters) or function (custom filters) or array (mix and match!)]
// OPTIONAL, filters to process and optionally modify values
"filters": ["trim", "toInt", custom_filter],
// [anything]
// OPTIONAL, the default value if none is supplied by the object
"default": 0,
// [boolean]
// OPTIONAL, if true, this parameter must exist to validate
"required": true
// [object]
// OPTIONAL, functions are custom property checks, else a built in property will be looked up
"properties": {max:100, min:0, special:custom_property}
// [string, object] OPTIONAL, if there is an error, you can override the message that is returned
// use a string or the "default" key to use the default error message
// keys can be any property key that was used as well as "filters", "required", "type"
"error": {max: "too many wins", min: "too few wins", "default": "something is wrong with your wins value"}
}
};
```
schema with embedded schemas for object and array types
'''javascript
schema =
{
"user":
{
"type": "object",
"schema":
{
"user":
{
"type": "object",
"schema":
{
"name": { type: "string", property: { max: 255 }, required: true},
"email": { type: "email", error: "email is not a valid email address"}
}
"error": "user needs an email and a name"
},
"tags":
{
"type": "array",
"schema":
{
"type": "string"
}
"properties": { max: 10, min: 3}
"error": { max: "too many tags", min: "too few tags" }
}
};
"name": { type: "string", properties: { max: 255 }, required: true},
"email": { type: "email", error: "email is not a valid email address"}
}
"error": "user needs an email and a name"
},
"tags":
{
"type": "array",
"schema":
{
"type": "string"
}
"properties": { max: 10, min: 3}
"error": { max: "too many tags", min: "too few tags" }
}
};
```
## schema.types
// built in types
[string, alpha, alphanum, email, object, array, date, number, int, boolean, url, zipcode]
built in types
[string, alpha, alphanum, email, object, array, date, number, int, boolean, url, zipcode]
// to extend, add a function onto schema.types that accepts a value and returns a boolean if the type matches
// test is run AFTER schema.filters are run
to extend, add a function onto schema.types that accepts a value and returns a boolean if the type matches
test is run AFTER schema.filters are run
'''javascript
schema.types.awesome = function(value)
{
if(isAwesome(value))
@ -121,6 +133,7 @@ validate objects (including http request params) against a schema. includes expr
else
return false;
}
```
## schema.filters
@ -132,13 +145,17 @@ validate objects (including http request params) against a schema. includes expr
filters are run BEFORE schema.test is run
schema.filters.surround = function(value)
{
if(value == needs_surrounding)
return "----" + value + "----";
else
return value;
}
'''javascript
schema.filters.surround = function(value)
{
if(value == needs_surrounding)
return "----" + value + "----";
else
return value;
}
```
## schema.properties
@ -150,21 +167,23 @@ validate objects (including http request params) against a schema. includes expr
properties are run AFTER test and filters
schema.properties.unique = function(value)
{
if(isArray(value) && allUnique(value))
return true;
else
return false;
}
'''javascript
schema.properties.unique = function(value)
{
if(isArray(value) && allUnique(value))
return true;
else
return false;
}
schema.properties.notIn = function(value, badwords)
{
if(badwords.indexOf(value) != -1)
return false;
else
return true;
}
schema.properties.notIn = function(value, badwords)
{
if(badwords.indexOf(value) != -1)
return false;
else
return true;
}
```
# ideas