A library for validating values easily.

Example

The most simple way is using validateValues:rules:errorMessages: of QBValidator.
values is the pairs of key and value, rules is the pairs of key and rule array.

This example will fail.
Let's change the values to pass all tests :)

QBValidator *validator = [QBValidator validator];

NSDictionary *errorMessages = nil;
BOOL isValid = [validator validateValues:@{
                                           @"key1": @"suzuya",
                                           @"key2": @"agano",
                                           @"key3": @(58),
                                           @"key4": @(168),
                                           @"key5": @"abc+123",
                                           @"key6": @"[email protected]"
                                           }
                                   rules:@{
                                           @"key1": @[QBVRequired, QBVEqualTo(@"kumano")],
                                           @"key2": @[QBVContainedIn(@[@"mogami", @"mikuma", @"suzuya", @"kumano"])],
                                           @"key3": @[QBVNot(QBVEqualTo(@(58)))],
                                           @"key4": @[QBVInRange(1, 100)],
                                           @"key5": @[QBVMatch(@"^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$")],
                                           @"key6": @[QBVEmail]
                                           }
                           errorMessages:&errorMessages];

if (isValid) {
    NSLog(@"OK!");
} else {
    NSLog(@"errorMessages: %@", errorMessages);
}

Another way is combining with UITextField, explained below.

Combine with forms

This library includes UITextField+QBValidator category that has the following methods.

• - (void)setValidationRules:(NSArray *)rules
• - (NSArray *)validationRules
• - (BOOL)validate:(NSArray * __autoreleasing *)errorMessages

So if you want to validate individual fields in your form, add rules by using setValidationRules: and validate by using validateValue:name:rules:errorMessages: of QBValidator.

Create your own custom rules

You can create your own custom rules by subclassing QBValidationRule.
The methods to be overridden are:

• Required

  • - (BOOL)validateValue:(id)value

• Optional

  • - (NSString *)localizationTableName
  • - (NSString *)localizationKey

Localize

To localize error messages generated by QBValidator, you should create QBValidator.strings for different languages or create a subclass of QBValidationRule and override localizationTableName and localizationKey.

Macros and functions

• QBVRequired
• QBVEmail
• QBVURI
• QBVEqualTo(id value)
• QBVGreaterThan(id value)
• QBVGreaterThanOrEqualTo(id value)
• QBVLessThan(id value)
• QBVLessThanOrEqualTo(id value)
• QBVInRange(NSUInteger min, NSUInteger max)
• QBVInRange(NSUInteger min, NSUInteger max, BOOL inclusive)
• QBVContainedIn(NSArray *preferredValues)
• QBVNot(QBValidationRule *rule)
• QBVIf(QBValidationRule *rule, NSDictionary *conditionalRules)
• QBVMatch(NSString *pattern)
• QBVBlock(BOOL (^block)(id value))
• QBVKindOfClass(Class class)
• QBVMemberOfClass(Class class)
• QBVSubclassOfClass(Class class)

Installation

QBValidator can be installed via CocoaPods.

pod 'QBValidator'

If you want to install manually, download this repository and copy files in QBValidator directory to your project.

Tips

Rule must be an array

Note that rule must be an array.
For example:

NSDictionary *rules = @{
    @"key": @[QBVEqualTo(@"value")]
};

But you can omit array literals when there is only one rule.
For example:

NSDictionary *rules = @{
    @"key": QBVEqualTo(@"value") // This works.
};

Nesting Rules

If you want to validate complex data like NSDictionary, you can nest the rules.
For example: (omitted array literals)

[validator validateValues:@{
                            @"key1": @"value1",
                            @"key2": @{
                                @"subkey1": @"subvalue1"
                            }
                    rules:@{
                            @"key1": QBVEqualTo(@"value1"),
                            @"key2": @{
                                @"subkey1": QBVEqualTo(@"subvalue1")
                            }
            errorMessages:NULL];

License

QBValidator is released under the MIT License, see LICENSE.txt.