itin-validator

itin-validator

Validate and mask a U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Status

Installation

Install the package via npm:

npm install itin-validator --save

Usage

isValid(value)

This method validates if the given value is a valid Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.

Arguments

1. value (*): The value to validate.

Returns

(boolean): Returns whether the input value is a valid ITIN or not.

Example

isValid({});
// => false

isValid('9-0-0700000');
// => false

isValid('900-70-0000');
// => true

isValid('900700000');
// => true

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mask(value)

This method will help you protect this sensitive piece of information by obfuscating some digits.

Arguments

1. value (*): The value to mask.

Returns

(string): Returns the masked value by replacing value certain digits by 'X'.

Example

mask({});
// Throws an Error.

mask('9-0-0700000');
// Throws an Error.

mask('900-70-0000');
// => XXX-XX-0000

mask('900700000');
// => XXXXX0000

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Tests

To test using a local installation of node.js:

npm test

To test using Docker exclusively:

docker-compose run --rm sut

Release

npm version [<newversion> | major | minor | patch] -m "Release %s"

License

MIT

Changelog

v1.0.0 (2016-04-13)

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Merged pull requests:

• Update algorithm to accept formatted and non formatted numbers #5 (franciscocardoso)