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kohkimakimoto/laravel-validator-extension
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An extension for Laravel4 validator.

v0.3.0(11y ago)4237MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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Laravel Validator Extension
===========================

[](#laravel-validator-extension)

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An extension for [Laravel4](http://laravel.com/) validator.

- Support to define validation rules in a specific class.
- Provide another syntax to define validation rules.
- Filter input values before and after validation.

Look at [usage](#usage) to get more detail.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

Add dependency in `composer.json`

```
"require": {
    "kohkimakimoto/laravel-validator-extension": "0.*"
}
```

Run `composer upadte` command.

```
$ composer update

```

Add `ValidatorExtensionServiceProvider` provider to `providers` configuration in `app/config/app.php`.

```
'providers' => array(
    ....
    'Kohkimakimoto\ValidatorExtension\ValidatorExtensionServiceProvider',
}

```

Add `BaseValidator` alias to `aliases` configuration in `app/config/app.php`.

```
'aliases' => array(
    ...
    'BaseValidator' => 'Kohkimakimoto\ValidatorExtension\Validator',
),
```

Add a path to laravel class loader in `app/start/global.php`.

```
ClassLoader::addDirectories(array(
    ...
    app_path().'/validators',
));
```

And add a path at `autoload` section in `composer.json`.

```
"autoload": {
    "classmap": [
        ...
        "app/validators"
    ]
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- [Define validation rules](#define-validation-rules)
- [Filters](#filters)
- [Custom validation rules](#custom-validation-rules)
- [Custom methods](#custom-methods)

### Define validation rules

[](#define-validation-rules)

You can define validation rules in a validator class. If you added a path to autoload and class loader configuration at the installation steps, you can define the validator class in the `app/validators` directory.

```
// app/validators/BlogValidator.php
class BlogValidator extends BaseValidator
{
    protected function configure()
    {
        $this
            ->rule('title', 'required', 'Title is required.')
            ->rule('title', 'max:100', 'Title must not be greater than 100 characters.')
            ->rule('body', 'pass')
            ;
    }
}
```

You can use `$this->rule` method to add a validation rule. The third argument is optional to customize a error message.

The validator class is used as the below.

```
$validator = BlogValidator::make(Input::all());
if ($validator->fails()) {
    return Redirect::back()->withInput(Input::all())->withErrors($validator);
}

// Get only validated data.
$data = $validator->onlyValidData();
```

### Filters

[](#filters)

You can filter input values before and after validation.

```
class BlogValidator extends BaseValidator
{
    protected function configure()
    {
        $this->beforeFilter(function($validator){
            // your code
        });

        $this->afterFilter(function($validator){
            // Modify title after validation.
            $title = $validator->title;
            $title .= " created by kohki";
            $validator->title = $title;
        });
    }
}
```

### Custom validation rules

[](#custom-validation-rules)

You can define custom validation rules in the class.

```
class BlogValidator extends BaseValidator
{
    protected function configure()
    {
        $this
            ->rule('title', 'required', 'Title is required.')
            ->rule('title', 'max:100', 'Title must not be greater than 100 characters.')
            ->rule('body', 'foo', 'Body must be foo only!')
            ;
    }

    protected function validateFoo($attribute, $value, $parameters)
    {
        return $value == 'foo';
    }
}
```

### Custom methods

[](#custom-methods)

The validator can be used as a value object. So you can append some custom methods to manipulate data stored in it.

```
class BlogValidator extends BaseValidator
{
    public function getTitleOrDefault() {
        if ($this->title === null) {
            return "Default title";
        } else {
            return $this->title;
        }
    }
}
```

LICENSE
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License

Author
------

[](#author)

Kohki Makimoto

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

4287d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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