nodejs-model-validator

Model generator

Model generator is a simple model generator tool that enables you to create models with types and validators.

How to use

install model-validator

Run install command to install model-validator.

npm install model-validator

import model-validator

The module has differend exports. Best practice is to put these in differend variables.

let ModelValidatorModule = require('model-validator');
let ModelValidator = ModelValidatorModule().ModelValidator;
let Property = ModelValidatorModule().Property;
let Validators = ModelValidatorModule().Validators;

###Optional settings Include an object

let settings = {
    /**
     * name: debug
     * default: false
     * requires: Boolean
     */
    debug: true
};

Edit the following line if you want to add settings:

let ModelValidator = ModelValidatorModule(settings).ModelValidator;

Create your model

Create a class and extend it with the ModelValidator class. Create a constructor and then call super(<=StructureForYourModel=>).

class ExampleModel extends ModelValidator {
    constructor() {
        super(StructureForYourModel);
    }
}

Structure

Model generator generates a model using a structure. A structure is how your model will be generated. A structure takes an array of type Property. Example structure:

const ExampleModelStructure = {
    // array of all properties you want in your model
    properties: [
        new Property(
            'UserEmail',// property name
            undefined, // default value
            String, // type
            [Validators.Required, Validators.Email] // Array of validators
        ),
        new Property(
            'Test',
            undefined,
            Number,
            []
        )
    ]
};

Property

This module has an exported class Property. Property class can be used in the structure to define a property.

Property takes 4 arguments:

1. Name : name of the property that needs to be generated
2. Default value: the default value the property gets when you initialize the object.
3. Type: Type of property(String , Number ,...)
4. Validators : An array of all validators that need to run when you set a value on the property.

Property setting and getting

Properties are normal properties that automaticly run all validators and type checking. Use it like you would a normal property

Model.Property = "value"; // setting property runs all validators in the background
let model = Model.Property;

Validator

Validator is a check that needs to happen when a value is set on a property. Validators Need 2 Properties to work:

• Name: Name of the validator is the name you can use in the validators array. (example : Validators.Email has name 'Email') Must be a string!
• Validate : This function gets called when the validator is used. This function returns true or throws error.

Default validators

Here is a list of all validators that are available in the Validators array by default:

• Required : Makes sure the property is required
• Email : Makes sure the property is an email
• String : Alphabetic letters with accents
• DefaultPassword : Length: 8 to 128, with at least 1 lowercase, 1 capital, 1 number and/or symbol. https://goo.gl/dufj6t
• LettersOnly : Alphabetic letters, lowercase or uppercase
• NumbersOnly : Only numbers
• DateTime : SQL format for a date
• Base64 : Lowercase, uppercase, hyphen and underscore
• Base64ext : Lowercase, uppercase, hyphen and underscore and some more
• NationalRegistryNumberBE : National registry number for in belgium

Get clean model in json format

The generated model is bloated with properties and functions. Sometimes you need to return a model that is a clean javascript object without setters and getters. The getCleanModel is a function set on the generated model that returns the json model.

Casting in model

You can cast a json format into a Model using the exported member Cast. The function will throw error if it fails and return a model if it succeeds.

let Cast = require('./ModelValidatorModule').Cast;
let Model = <= Insert your model here =>
json = {
    Prop1:1,
    Prop2:'test',
}
Cast(json,Model)

Full example of a model

let ModelValidatorModule = require('./ModelValidatorModule');
let ModelValidator = ModelValidatorModule.ModelValidator;
let Property = ModelValidatorModule.Property;
let Validators = ModelValidatorModule.Validators;

const ExampleModelStructure = {
    properties: [
        new Property(
            'UserEmail',//property name
            undefined, // default value
            String, // type
            [Validators.Required, Validators.Email] // Array of validators
        ),
        new Property(
            'Test',
            undefined,
            Number,
            []
        )
    ]
};
class ExampleModel extends ModelValidator {
    constructor() {
        super(ExampleModelStructure);
    }
}