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| # joi | |
| Object schema description language and validator for JavaScript objects. | |
| [](https://travis-ci.org/hapijs/joi) | |
| ## Introduction | |
| Imagine you run facebook and you want visitors to sign up on the website with real names and not something like `l337_p@nda` in the first name field. How would you define the limitations of what can be inputted and validate it against the set rules? | |
| This is joi, joi allows you to create *blueprints* or *schemas* for JavaScript objects (an object that stores information) to ensure *validation* of key information. | |
| # Installation | |
| ```cli | |
| npm install --save @hapi/joi | |
| ``` | |
| ## API | |
| See the detailed [API Reference](https://github.com/hapijs/joi/blob/v15.1.0/API.md). | |
| ## Example | |
| ```javascript | |
| const Joi = require('@hapi/joi'); | |
| const schema = Joi.object().keys({ | |
| username: Joi.string().alphanum().min(3).max(30).required(), | |
| password: Joi.string().regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]{3,30}$/), | |
| access_token: [Joi.string(), Joi.number()], | |
| birthyear: Joi.number().integer().min(1900).max(2013), | |
| email: Joi.string().email({ minDomainSegments: 2 }) | |
| }).with('username', 'birthyear').without('password', 'access_token'); | |
| // Return result. | |
| const result = Joi.validate({ username: 'abc', birthyear: 1994 }, schema); | |
| // result.error === null -> valid | |
| // You can also pass a callback which will be called synchronously with the validation result. | |
| Joi.validate({ username: 'abc', birthyear: 1994 }, schema, function (err, value) { }); // err === null -> valid | |
| ``` | |
| The above schema defines the following constraints: | |
| * `username` | |
| * a required string | |
| * must contain only alphanumeric characters | |
| * at least 3 characters long but no more than 30 | |
| * must be accompanied by `birthyear` | |
| * `password` | |
| * an optional string | |
| * must satisfy the custom regex | |
| * cannot appear together with `access_token` | |
| * `access_token` | |
| * an optional, unconstrained string or number | |
| * `birthyear` | |
| * an integer between 1900 and 2013 | |
| * `email` | |
| * a valid email address string | |
| * must have two domain parts e.g. `example.com` | |
| ## Usage | |
| Usage is a two steps process. First, a schema is constructed using the provided types and constraints: | |
| ```javascript | |
| const schema = { | |
| a: Joi.string() | |
| }; | |
| ``` | |
| Note that **joi** schema objects are immutable which means every additional rule added (e.g. `.min(5)`) will return a | |
| new schema object. | |
| Second, the value is validated against the defined schema: | |
| ```javascript | |
| const {error, value} = Joi.validate({ a: 'a string' }, schema); | |
| // or | |
| Joi.validate({ a: 'a string' }, schema, function (error, value) { }); | |
| ``` | |
| If the input is valid, then the `error` will be `null`, otherwise it will be an `Error` object providing more information. | |
| The schema can be a plain JavaScript object where every key is assigned a **joi** type, or it can be a **joi** type directly: | |
| ```javascript | |
| const schema = Joi.string().min(10); | |
| ``` | |
| If the schema is a **joi** type, the `schema.validate(value, callback)` can be called directly on the type. When passing a non-type schema object, | |
| the module converts it internally to an object() type equivalent to: | |
| ```javascript | |
| const schema = Joi.object().keys({ | |
| a: Joi.string() | |
| }); | |
| ``` | |
| When validating a schema: | |
| * Values (or keys in case of objects) are optional by default. | |
| ```javascript | |
| Joi.validate(undefined, Joi.string()); // validates fine | |
| ``` | |
| To disallow this behavior, you can either set the schema as `required()`, or set `presence` to `"required"` when passing `options`: | |
| ```javascript | |
| Joi.validate(undefined, Joi.string().required()); | |
| // or | |
| Joi.validate(undefined, Joi.string(), /* options */ { presence: "required" }); | |
| ``` | |
| * Strings are utf-8 encoded by default. | |
| * Rules are defined in an additive fashion and evaluated in order, first the inclusive rules, then the exclusive rules. | |
| ## Browsers | |
| Joi doesn't directly support browsers, but you could use [joi-browser](https://github.com/jeffbski/joi-browser) for an ES5 build of Joi that works in browsers, or as a source of inspiration for your own builds. | |