Just drop into your modules folder or use CommandBox to install
box install cbvalidation
The module will register several objects into WireBox using the @cbvalidation namespace. The validation manager is registered as ValidationManager@cbvalidation. It will also register several helper methods that can be used throughout the ColdBox application.
Mixins - Helper Methods
The module will also register two methods in your handlers/interceptors/layouts/views
validate()
validateOrFail()
getValidationManager()
/**
* Validate an object or structure according to the constraints rules.
*
* @target An object or structure to validate
* @fields The fields to validate on the target. By default, it validates on all fields
* @constraints A structure of constraint rules or the name of the shared constraint rules to use for validation
* @locale The i18n locale to use for validation messages
* @excludeFields The fields to exclude from the validation
* @includeFields The fields to include in the validation
* @profiles If passed, a list of profile names to use for validation constraints
*
* @return cbvalidation.model.result.IValidationResult
*/
function validate()
/**
* Validate an object or structure according to the constraints rules and throw an exception if the validation fails.
* The validation errors will be contained in the `extendedInfo` of the exception in JSON format
*
* @target An object or structure to validate
* @fields The fields to validate on the target. By default, it validates on all fields
* @constraints A structure of constraint rules or the name of the shared constraint rules to use for validation
* @locale The i18n locale to use for validation messages
* @excludeFields The fields to exclude from the validation
* @includeFields The fields to include in the validation
* @profiles If passed, a list of profile names to use for validation constraints
*
* @return The validated object or the structure fields that where validated
* @throws ValidationException
*/
function validateOrFail()
/**
* Retrieve the application's configured Validation Manager
*/
function getValidationManager()
