check-types
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The check-types npm package provides a collection of functions for asserting types and values in JavaScript. It is designed to help developers enforce type safety and data integrity in their applications by offering a simple and intuitive API for type checking and validation.
Primitive Type Checking
This feature allows you to check if a value is of a specific primitive type, such as a number, string, or boolean. The code sample demonstrates how to use the package to verify that a value is a number, a string, and a boolean.
const check = require('check-types');
console.log(check.number(42)); // true
console.log(check.string('hello')); // true
console.log(check.boolean(false)); // trueObject and Array Checking
With this feature, you can check if a value is an array or an object. The code sample shows how to validate that a value is an array and an object.
const check = require('check-types');
console.log(check.array([1, 2, 3])); // true
console.log(check.object({ key: 'value' })); // trueFunction and Null Checking
This feature enables you to verify if a value is a function or null. The provided code sample illustrates how to check for a function and a null value.
const check = require('check-types');
console.log(check.function(function() {})); // true
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A little JavaScript library for asserting types and values.
Writing explicit conditions in your functions to check arguments and throw exceptions is a task that swiftly becomes tiresome and adds complexity to your codebase.
The purpose of check-types.js is to remove this burden from JavaScript application developers in an efficient and robust manner, abstracted by a simple API.
20 kb unminified with comments, 5.8 kb minified, 2.1 kb minified + gzipped.
Via npm:
npm i check-types --save
Or if you just want the git repo:
git clone git@github.com:philbooth/check-types.js.git
If you're into other package managers, it is also available from Bower, Component and Jam.
If you are running in
Node.js,
Browserify
or another CommonJS-style
environment,
you can require
check-types like so:
var check = require('check-types');
It also the supports the AMD-style format preferred by Require.js.
If you are
including check-types.js
with an HTML <script> tag,
or neither of the above environments
are detected,
it will export the interface globally as check.
Once you've loaded the library in your application, a whole bunch of functions are available to call.
Most of the functions are predicates, which can be executed in a number of different contexts:
check.xxx(thing):
These functions are basic predicates,
returning true or false
depending on the type and value of thing.
check.not.xxx(thing):
The not modifier
negates predicates,
returning true if the predicate returns false
and false if the predicate returns true.
It is also itself a function,
which simply returns
the negation of
its argument.
check.maybe.xxx(thing):
The maybe modifier
tweaks predicates to
return true if thing is null or undefined,
otherwise their normal result
is returned.
It is also itself a function,
which returns true
when its argument is null or undefined,
otherwise it returns its argument.
check.assert.xxx(thing, message):
The assert modifier
changes predicates
to throw when their result
would otherwise be false.
It can be applied
to the not and maybe modifiers
using the forms
check.assert.not.xxx(thing, message) and
check.assert.maybe.xxx(thing, message).
It is also itself a function,
which simply throws
when its argument is false.
check.array.of.xxx(thing):
The array.of modifier
first checks that
it is operating on an array
and then applies
the modified predicate
to each item
of the array.
If the predicate fails
for any item,
it returns false,
otherwise it returns true.
It can also be prefixed
by other modifiers,
so check.maybe.array.of,
check.not.array.of,
check.assert.array.of,
check.assert.maybe.array.of and
check.assert.not.array.of
all work
as you would expect
them to.
check.arrayLike.of.xxx(thing):
The arrayLike.of modifier
is synonymous with array.of,
except it operates on array-like objects.
check.iterable.of.xxx(thing):
The iterable.of modifier
is synonymous with array.of,
except it operates on iterables.
check.object.of.xxx(thing):
The object.of modifier
is synonymous with array.of,
except it operates on an object's properties.
Additionally, there are some batch operations
that allow you to apply different predicates
to each value
in an array or object.
These are implemented by
check.apply,
check.map,
check.any and
check.all.
check.equal(thing, thang):
Returns true
if thing === thang,
false otherwise.
check.null(thing):
Returns true
if thing is null,
false otherwise.
check.undefined(thing):
Returns true
if thing is undefined,
false otherwise.
check.assigned(thing):
Returns true
if thing is not
null or undefined,
false otherwise.
check.hasLength(thing, value):
Returns true
if thing has a length property
that equals value,
false otherwise.
check.string(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a string,
false otherwise.
check.emptyString(thing):
Returns true
if thing is the empty string,
false otherwise.
check.nonEmptyString(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a non-empty string,
false otherwise.
check.contains(thing, substring):
Returns true
if thing is a string
that contains substring,
false otherwise.
check.match(thing, regex):
Returns true
if thing is a string
that matches regex,
false otherwise.
check.number(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a number,
false otherwise.
Note that
NaN,
Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY and
Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY
are not considered numbers here.
check.integer(thing):
Returns true
if thing is an integer,
false otherwise.
check.zero(thing):
Returns true
if thing is zero,
false otherwise.
check.infinity(thing):
Returns true
if thing is positive or negative infinity,
false otherwise.
check.greater(thing, value):
Returns true if thing is a number
greater than value,
false otherwise.
check.greaterOrEqual(thing, value):
Returns true if thing is a number
greater than or equal to value,
false otherwise.
check.less(thing, value):
Returns true if thing is a number
less than value,
false otherwise.
check.lessOrEqual(thing, value):
Returns true if thing is a number
less than or equal to value,
false otherwise.
check.between(thing, a, b):
Returns true if thing is a number
between than a and b,
false otherwise.
The arguments a and b
may be in any order,
it doesn't matter
which is greater.
check.inRange(thing, a, b):
Returns true if thing is a number
in the range a .. b,
false otherwise.
The arguments a and b
may be in any order,
it doesn't matter
which is greater.
check.positive(thing):
Returns true if thing is a number
greater than zero,
false otherwise.
check.negative(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a number
less than zero,
false otherwise.
check.odd(thing):
Returns true
if thing is an odd number,
false otherwise.
check.even(thing):
Returns true
if thing is an even number,
false otherwise.
check.boolean(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a boolean,
false otherwise.check.object(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a plain-old JavaScript object,
false otherwise.
check.emptyObject(thing):
Returns true
if thing is an empty object,
false otherwise.
check.instanceStrict(thing, prototype):
Returns true
if thing is an instance of prototype,
false otherwise.
check.instance(thing, prototype):
Returns true
if thing is an instance of prototype,
false otherwise.
Falls back to testing
constructor.name and Object.prototype.toString
if the instanceof test fails.
check.like(thing, duck):
Duck-typing checker.
Returns true
if thing has all of the properties of duck,
false otherwise.
check.array(thing):
Returns true
if thing is an array,
false otherwise.
check.emptyArray(thing):
Returns true
if thing is an empty array,
false otherwise.
check.arrayLike(thing):
Returns true
if thing has a numeric length property,
false otherwise.
check.iterable(thing):
Returns true
if thing implements the iterable protocol,
false otherwise.
In pre-ES6 environments,
this predicate falls back
to arrayLike behaviour.
check.includes(thing, value):
Returns true
if thing includes value,
false otherwise.
check.date(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a valid date,
false otherwise.check.function(thing):
Returns true
if thing is a function,
false otherwise.check.not(value):
Returns the negation
of value.
check.not.xxx(...):
Returns the negation
of the predicate.
check.maybe(value):
Returns true
if value is null or undefined,
otherwise it returns value.
check.maybe.xxx(...):
Returns true
if thing is null or undefined,
otherwise it propagates
the return value
from its predicate.
check.array.of.xxx(value):
Returns true
if value is an array
and the predicate is true
for every item.
Also works with the not and maybe modifiers.
check.arrayLike.of.xxx(thing):
The arrayLike.of modifier
is synonymous with array.of,
except it operates on array-like objects.
check.iterable.of.xxx(thing):
The iterable.of modifier
is synonymous with array.of,
except it operates on iterables.
check.object.of.xxx(thing):
The object.of modifier
is synonymous with array.of,
except it operates on an object's properties.
check.assert(value, message):
Throws an Error
if value is false,
setting message
on the Error instance.
check.assert.xxx(...):
Throws an Error
if the predicate returns false.
The last argument
is an optional message
to be set on the Error instance.
Also works with the not, maybe and ...of modifiers.
check.apply(things, predicates):
Applies each value from the things array
to the corresponding predicate
and returns the array of results.
Passing a single predicate
instead of an array
applies all of the values
to the same predicate.
check.map(things, predicates):
Maps each value from the things object
to the corresponding predicate
and returns an object
containing the results.
Supports nested objects.
Passing a single predicate
instead of an object
applies all of the values
to the same predicate,
ignoring nested objects.
check.all(results):
Returns true
if all the result values are true
in an array (returned from apply)
or object (returned from map).
check.any(predicateResults):
Returns true
if any result value is true
in an array (returned from apply)
or object (returned from map).
check.even(3);
// Returns false
check.not.even(3);
// Returns true
check.maybe.even(null);
// Returns true
check.assert.like({ foo: 'bar' }, { baz: 'qux' }, 'Invalid object');
// Throws new Error('Invalid object')
check.assert.not.like({ foo: 'bar' }, { baz: 'qux' }, 'Invalid object');
// Doesn't throw
check.assert.maybe.like(undefined, { foo: 'bar' }, 'Invalid object');
// Doesn't throw
check.assert(myFunction(), 'Something went wrong');
// Throws if myFunction returns `false`
check.apply([ 'foo', 'bar', '' ], check.nonEmptyString);
// Returns [ true, true, false ]
check.map({
foo: 2,
bar: { baz: 'qux' }
}, {
foo: check.odd,
bar: { baz: check.nonEmptyString }
});
// Returns { foo: false, bar: { baz: true } }
check.all(
check.map(
{ foo: 0, bar: '' },
{ foo: check.number, bar: check.string }
);
);
// Returns true
check.any(
check.apply(
[ 1, 2, 3, '' ],
check.string
)
);
// Returns true
As of version 2.0, this library no longer supports ES3. That means you can't use it in IE 7 or 8.
Everywhere else should be fine.
If those versions of IE are important to you, worry not! The 1.x versions all support old IE and any future 1.x versions will adhere to that too.
See the releases for more information.
Breaking changes were made to the API in version 7.0.0.
Specifically,
the instance predicate
was renamed to instanceStrict
and the builtIn and userDefined predicates
were combined to form
a new instance predicate.
See the [history][history7] for more details.
Breaking changes were made to the API in version 6.0.0.
Specifically,
the either modifier was removed.
Instead,
calling code can use
the any function,
or simply express the boolean logic
in JS.
See the history for more details.
Breaking changes were made to the API in version 5.0.0.
Specifically,
the predicates isMap and error were removed
in favour of the new predicate builtIn,
which can be used to test for
all built-in objects.
See the history for more details.
Breaking changes were made to the API in version 4.0.0.
Specifically,
the predicate unemptyString
was renamed to nonEmptyString
and the predicate error
was changed to support
derived Error objects.
See the history for more details.
Breaking changes were made to the API in version 3.0.0.
Specifically,
the predicate length
was renamed to hasLength
and the predicate webUrl
was removed.
See the history for more details.
Breaking changes were made to the API in version 2.0.0.
Specifically:
gitUrl, email and floatNumber were removed.verify was renamed to assert.nulled was renamed to null.oddNumber was renamed to odd.evenNumber was renamed to even.positiveNumber was renamed to positive.negativeNumber was renamed to negative.intNumber was renamed to integer.bool was renamed to boolean.defined was swapped to become undefined.webUrl was tightened to reject more cases.See the history for more details.
Breaking changes were made to the API in version 1.0.0.
Specifically,
all of the predicates
were renamed
from check.isXxxx
to check.xxx and
all of the verifiers
were renamed
from check.verifyXxxx
to check.verify.xxx.
See the history for more details.
The build environment relies on
Node.js,
NPM,
JSHint,
Mocha,
Chai and
UglifyJS.
Assuming that you already have Node.js and NPM set up,
you just need to run npm install to
install all of the dependencies as listed in package.json.
The unit tests are in test/check-types.js.
You can run them with the command npm test.
To run the tests in a web browser,
open test/check-types.html.
FAQs
A little library for asserting types and values, with zero dependencies.
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