The list of built-in validation rules

This document describes the validation rules available in the Azolee\Validator\ValidationRules class.

Available Rules

array

• Description: Validates that the data is an array.
• Usage: `array`

string

• Description: Validates that the data is a string or null.
• Usage: `string`

numeric

• Description: Validates that the data is numeric or null.
• Usage: `numeric`

boolean

• Description: Validates that the data is a boolean or can be interpreted as a boolean.
• Usage: `boolean`

not_null

• Description: Validates that the data is not null.
• Usage: `not_null`

email

• Description: Validates that the data is a valid email address.
• Usage: `email`

url

• Description: Validates that the data is a valid URL.
• Usage: `url`

min

• Description: Validates that the data is greater than or equal to a minimum value. Supports numeric, string, and array data types.
• Usage: `min:value`

max

• Description: Validates that the data is less than or equal to a maximum value. Supports numeric, string, and array data types.
• Usage: `max:value`

in

• Description: Validates that the data is one of the given values.
• Usage: `in:value1,value2,...`

date

• Description: Validates that the data is a valid date.
• Usage: `date`

alpha

• Description: Validates that the data contains only alphabetic characters.
• Usage: `alpha`

alpha_num

• Description: Validates that the data contains only alphanumeric characters.
• Usage: `alpha_num`

digits

• Description: Validates that the data is numeric and has an exact length.
• Usage: `digits:length`

digits_between

• Description: Validates that the data is numeric and its length is between a minimum and maximum value.
• Usage: `digits_between:min,max`

same

• Description: Validates that the data is equal to the value of another field.
• Usage: `same:other_field`

different

• Description: Validates that the data is different from the value of another field.
• Usage: `different:other_field`

ip

• Description: Validates that the data is a valid IP address.
• Usage: `ip`

json

• Description: Validates that the data is a valid JSON string.
• Usage: `json`

regex

• Description: Validates that the data matches a given regular expression.
• Usage: `regex:pattern`

required

• Description: Validates that the data is not empty.
• Usage: `required`

alpha_dash

• Description: Validates that the data contains only alphabetic characters, numbers, dashes, and underscores.
• Usage: `alpha_dash`

after

• Description: Validates that the data is a date after a given date.
• Usage: `after:date`

before

• Description: Validates that the data is a date before a given date.
• Usage: `before:date`

active_url

• Description: Validates that the data is a valid URL and the domain has a DNS record.
• Usage: `active_url`

ascii

• Description: Validates that the data contains only ASCII characters.
• Usage: `ascii`

date_equals

• Description: Validates that the data is a date equal to a given date.
• Usage: `date_equals:date`

distinct

• Description: Validates that the field under validation does not have any duplicate values when validating arrays.
• Usage: `distinct`
• Parameters: - `strict`: Use strict comparisons. - `ignore_case`: Ignore capitalization differences.

date_format

• Description: Validates that the data matches one of the given date formats.
• Usage: `date_format:format1,format2,...`

password

• Description: Validates that the data meets the password strength requirements.
• Usage: `password:ulds`
• Parameters: - `u`: Require at least one uppercase letter. - `l`: Require at least one lowercase letter. - `d`: Require at least one digit. - `s`: Require at least one special character: `.,~@$!%*?&`.

Callable Rules

Callable rules are custom validation rules defined as closures or callable functions. They should return a boolean value indicating whether the validation passed or failed.

Example

$validationRules = [
    'field_name' => function ($data, $key, $dataToValidate) {
        // Custom validation logic
        return $data === 'expected_value';
    },
];