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JsonRules Engine

A rule engine for JavaScript & TypeScript

Define business logic with JSON rules

Overview

JsonRules is a rule engine that allows you to define business logic as JSON and evaluate it against data. It provides a simple way to externalize decision-making logic from your application code.

Use Cases

• E-commerce: Pricing rules, discount eligibility, shipping calculations
• User Management: Access control, feature flags, user segmentation
• Content: Filtering, moderation, recommendations
• Workflows: Approval processes, notifications
• Configuration: A/B testing, feature rollouts

Features

• Type-safe with full TypeScript support
• 40+ built-in operators for common operations
• Support for complex nested conditions
• Template variables for dynamic rules
• Validation for rule structure and syntax
• Works in Node.js and browsers

Installation

npm install @ivandt/json-rules

Dependencies

This library has one dependency:

• validator - Used for advanced validation operators (email, URL, phone numbers, etc.)

Quick Start

import { JsonRules, Rule } from "@ivandt/json-rules";

// Define a rule
const rule: Rule = {
  conditions: {
    all: [
      { field: "age", operator: "is greater than or equal", value: 18 },
      { field: "country", operator: "is equal", value: "US" }
    ]
  }
};

// Evaluate against data
const user = { age: 25, country: "US" };
const result = JsonRules.evaluate(rule, user);
console.log(result); // true

Operators

JsonRules provides operators for common data operations:

Equality & Comparison

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
is equal	Equal to	string | number | boolean | Date | null	{ field: "status", operator: "is equal", value: "active" }
is not equal	Not equal to	string | number | boolean | Date | null	{ field: "status", operator: "is not equal", value: "banned" }
is greater than	Greater than comparison	string | number | Date	{ field: "age", operator: "is greater than", value: 18 }
is less than	Less than comparison	string | number | Date	{ field: "price", operator: "is less than", value: 100 }
is greater than or equal	Greater than or equal	string | number | Date	{ field: "score", operator: "is greater than or equal", value: 80 }
is less than or equal	Less than or equal	string | number | Date	{ field: "items", operator: "is less than or equal", value: 10 }

Range & Between

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
is between numbers	Number within range (inclusive)	[number, number]	{ field: "age", operator: "is between numbers", value: [18, 65] }
is not between numbers	Number outside range	[number, number]	{ field: "temperature", operator: "is not between numbers", value: [32, 100] }
is between dates	Date within range (inclusive)	[Date, Date]	{ field: "eventDate", operator: "is between dates", value: [startDate, endDate] }
is not between dates	Date outside range	[Date, Date]	{ field: "blackoutDate", operator: "is not between dates", value: [holiday1, holiday2] }

Collection & Array

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
in	Value exists in array	(string | number | boolean | object | null)[]	{ field: "country", operator: "in", value: ["US", "CA", "UK"] }
not in	Value not in array	(string | number | boolean | object | null)[]	{ field: "status", operator: "not in", value: ["banned", "suspended"] }
array contains	Array field contains value	string | number | boolean | object | null	{ field: "skills", operator: "array contains", value: "javascript" }
array no contains	Array field doesn't contain value	string | number | boolean | object | null	{ field: "permissions", operator: "array no contains", value: "admin" }

String Operations

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
contains	String contains substring	string	{ field: "email", operator: "contains", value: "@company.com" }
not contains	String doesn't contain substring	string	{ field: "message", operator: "not contains", value: "spam" }
contains any	String contains any substring	string[]	{ field: "title", operator: "contains any", value: ["urgent", "critical"] }
not contains any	String contains none of substrings	string[]	{ field: "content", operator: "not contains any", value: ["spam", "scam"] }
starts with	String starts with prefix	string	{ field: "productCode", operator: "starts with", value: "PRD-" }
ends with	String ends with suffix	string	{ field: "filename", operator: "ends with", value: ".pdf" }

Pattern Matching

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
matches	Matches regex pattern	{ regex: string, flags?: string }	{ field: "email", operator: "matches", value: { regex: "^[\\w-\\.]+@([\\w-]+\\.)+[\\w-]{2,4}$" } }
not matches	Doesn't match regex pattern	{ regex: string, flags?: string }	{ field: "username", operator: "not matches", value: { regex: "^(admin|root)$", flags: "i" } }

Date Operations

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
is before	Date is before specified date	string | number | Date	{ field: "expiry", operator: "is before", value: new Date('2024-12-31') }
is after	Date is after specified date	string | number | Date	{ field: "startDate", operator: "is after", value: new Date('2024-01-01') }
is on or before	Date is on or before specified date	string | number | Date	{ field: "deadline", operator: "is on or before", value: new Date() }
is on or after	Date is on or after specified date	string | number | Date	{ field: "validFrom", operator: "is on or after", value: new Date() }

Math & Number Validation

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
is even	Number is even	none	{ field: "quantity", operator: "is even" }
is odd	Number is odd	none	{ field: "productId", operator: "is odd" }
is positive	Number is positive (> 0)	none	{ field: "balance", operator: "is positive" }
is negative	Number is negative (< 0)	none	{ field: "adjustment", operator: "is negative" }
is empty	Value is null, undefined, or empty string/array	none	{ field: "optionalField", operator: "is empty" }
is not empty	Value is not empty	none	{ field: "requiredField", operator: "is not empty" }

Data Validation

Operator	Description	Accepts	Example
is valid email	Valid email address	EmailValidationConfig (optional)	{ field: "email", operator: "is valid email" }
is valid phone	Valid phone number	PhoneValidationConfig	{ field: "phone", operator: "is valid phone", value: { locale: "us" } }
is URL	Valid URL	URLValidationConfig	{ field: "website", operator: "is URL", value: { requireTld: false } }
is UUID	Valid UUID	UUIDValidationConfig	{ field: "id", operator: "is UUID", value: { version: 4 } }
is EAN	Valid EAN barcode	none	{ field: "barcode", operator: "is EAN" }
is IMEI	Valid IMEI number	IMEIValidationConfig	{ field: "deviceId", operator: "is IMEI", value: { allowHyphens: true } }
is unit	Valid unit of measurement	UnitType	{ field: "distance", operator: "is unit", value: "length" }
is country	Valid country identifier	CountryValidationConfig	{ field: "country", operator: "is country", value: { format: "iso2" } }
is domain	Valid domain name	DomainValidationConfig	{ field: "domain", operator: "is domain", value: { requireTld: true } }

Rule Structure

Basic Rule

interface Rule {
  conditions: Condition | Condition[];
  default?: any;
}

Conditions

Rules support three logical operators:

Type	Logic	Description
all	AND	All constraints must be true
any	OR	At least one constraint must be true
none	NOT	No constraints should be true

Constraints

{
  field: string,           // Property path (supports dot notation)
  operator: string,        // Comparison operator
  value: any              // Expected value or template reference
}

Examples

Basic Example

const rule: Rule = {
  conditions: {
    all: [
      { field: "age", operator: "is greater than or equal", value: 21 },
      { field: "country", operator: "in", value: ["US", "CA"] }
    ]
  }
};

const user = { age: 25, country: "US" };
const result = JsonRules.evaluate(rule, user); // true

Complex Conditions

const complexRule: Rule = {
  conditions: {
    any: [
      {
        all: [
          { field: "membershipTier", operator: "is equal", value: "premium" },
          { field: "accountAge", operator: "is greater than", value: 365 }
        ]
      },
      {
        all: [
          { field: "totalSpent", operator: "is greater than", value: 1000 },
          { field: "lastPurchase", operator: "is after", value: new Date('2024-01-01') }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

Validation Operators

const validationRule: Rule = {
  conditions: {
    all: [
      { field: "email", operator: "is valid email", value: null },
      { field: "phone", operator: "is valid phone", value: { locale: "us" } },
      { field: "website", operator: "is URL", value: { protocols: ["https"] } }
    ]
  }
};

Template Variables

const dynamicRule: Rule = {
  conditions: {
    all: [
      { field: "endDate", operator: "is after", value: "{startDate}" },
      { field: "price", operator: "is less than", value: "{maxBudget}" }
    ]
  }
};

API Reference

JsonRules.evaluate()

static evaluate<T>(
  rule: Rule, 
  criteria: object | object[], 
  trustRule?: boolean
): T | boolean

JsonRules.validate()

static validate(rule: Rule): ValidationResult

ValidationResult

interface ValidationResult {
  isValid: boolean;
  error?: ValidationError;
}

Phone Number Validation

To use phone validation, import the specific locale validators:

// Import specific locales
import "@ivandt/json-rules/validators/phone/us";
import "@ivandt/json-rules/validators/phone/gb";
import "@ivandt/json-rules/validators/phone/de";

const rule: Rule = {
  conditions: {
    all: [
      { field: "phone", operator: "is valid phone", value: { locale: "us" } }
    ]
  }
};

Contributing

• Fork the repository
• Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/new-feature
• Make your changes with tests
• Run the test suite: npm test
• Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.