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smoren/validator
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Responsible validation tools with fluent interface

v0.4.0(3y ago)6114MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Mar 22Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP Validation Tools
====================

[](#php-validation-tools)

[![Packagist PHP Version Support](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2fe8911b85ec68a3fac0dd0d09c6b1589da830787fa637c586536ca901ff5308/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f736d6f72656e2f76616c696461746f72)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2fe8911b85ec68a3fac0dd0d09c6b1589da830787fa637c586536ca901ff5308/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f736d6f72656e2f76616c696461746f72)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e22502fadbe4e83c9a2f952d9779640e3a3025a1f58385223f86d8329d0be60d/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f536d6f72656e2f76616c696461746f722d7068702f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/Smoren/validator-php/?branch=master)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3d6bb9bde050335a5f90b1546fbcc7d91c20576facd2e875e062051b9bfa3292/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f536d6f72656e2f76616c696461746f722d7068702f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/Smoren/validator-php?branch=master)[![Build and test](https://github.com/Smoren/validator-php/actions/workflows/test_master.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Smoren/validator-php/actions/workflows/test_master.yml/badge.svg)[![License: MIT](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fdf2982b9f5d7489dcf44570e714e3a15fce6253e0cc6b5aa61a075aac2ff71b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d79656c6c6f772e737667)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

How to install to your project
------------------------------

[](#how-to-install-to-your-project)

```
composer require smoren/validator

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Smoren\Validator\Factories\Value;
use Smoren\Validator\Exceptions\ValidationError;

$rule = Value::container()
    ->array()
    ->hasAttribute('id', Value::integer()->positive())
    ->hasAttribute('probability', Value::float()->between(0, 1))
    ->hasAttribute('vectors', Value::container()->array()->allValuesAre(
        Value::container()
            ->array()
            ->lengthIs(Value::integer()->equal(2))
            ->allValuesAre(Value::integer())
    ));

$validInput = [
    'id' => 13,
    'probability' => 0.92,
    'vectors' => [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]],
];

try {
    $rule->validate($validInput);
} catch (ValidationError $e) {
    // Input is valid so this block is unreachable.
}

$invalidInput = [
    'id' => '13',
    'probability' => 1.92,
    'vectors' => [[1, 2.1], [3, 4], [5, 6]],
];

try {
    $rule->validate($invalidInput);
} catch (ValidationError $e) {
    // Input is invalid so we catch the exception.
    print_r($e->getViolatedRestrictions());
    /*
    [
        ['attribute_is', [
            'attribute' => 'id',
            'rule' => 'integer',
            'violated_restrictions' => [
                ['integer', []]
            ]
        ]],
        ['attribute_is', [
            'attribute' => 'probability',
            'rule' => 'float',
            'violated_restrictions' => [
                ['between', [
                    'start' => 0,
                    'end' => 1
                ]]
            ]
        ]],
        ['attribute_is', [
            'attribute' => 'vectors',
            'rule' => 'container',
            'violated_restrictions' => [
                ['all_values_are', [
                    'rule' => 'container',
                    'violated_restrictions' => [
                        ['all_values_are', [
                            'rule' => 'integer',
                            'violated_restrictions' => [
                                ['integer', []]
                            ]
                        ]]
                    ]
                ]]
            ]
        ]]
    ]
    */
}
```

Unit testing
------------

[](#unit-testing)

```
composer install
composer test-init
composer test

```

Standards
---------

[](#standards)

PHP Validator Tools conforms to the following standards:

- PSR-1 — [Basic coding standard](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-1/)
- PSR-4 — [Autoloader](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-4/)
- PSR-12 — [Extended coding style guide](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-12/)

License
-------

[](#license)

PHP Validation Tools is licensed under the MIT License.

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance31

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.1% 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 ~12 days

Total

5

Last Release

1103d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fdc9e8df44cbbc0fc88885a4f1daa2cad755266e73eb0bac15efaf0d47ecbae2?d=identicon)[smoren](/maintainers/smoren)

---

Top Contributors

[![Smoren](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7403235?v=4)](https://github.com/Smoren "Smoren (101 commits)")[![peter279k](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9021747?v=4)](https://github.com/peter279k "peter279k (2 commits)")

---

Tags

fluentvalidationphpphp-libraryvalidationvalidation-libraryvalidatorvalidatorvalidationfluent-validationvalidation library

###  Code Quality

TestsCodeception

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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![Health badge](/badges/smoren-validator/health.svg)

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