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[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) 4. / 5. sweetcode/cake AbandonedArchivedLibrary[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) sweetcode/cake ============== PHP Data Validator 1.0.0-beta(10y ago)17PHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Jul 22Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/sweetcode/cake)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/sweetcode/cake)[ Docs](https://github.com/sweetcode/Cake)[ RSS](/packages/sweetcode-cake/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)DependenciesVersions (2)Used By (0) Cake - the simple way to validate values ======================================== [](#cake---the-simple-way-to-validate-values) Cake is the latest validation project. Cake is based on "Validatio" and at all Validatio is a nice script, but the main reason to change to Cake is that Cake is 10 times faster than Validation and this is a massive increase in performance. --- --- \#Installation Just use Composer ``` composer require sweetcode/cake ``` Bugs ==== [](#bugs) 1. When you use aliases with the match rule it's doesn't work in the right way. #00001 How can I use Cake? =================== [](#how-can-i-use-cake) It's really simple to use. 1 - First of all create a new instance that you can use to validate your fields ``` $cake = new Cake; ``` 2 - You need a array to validate. The array should follow the following pattern: ``` key: (|) value: array( key: value: (||(arguments)...) ) ``` ``` $fields = [ 'username' => ['Yonas' => 'required|minlength(3)|maxlength(12)|alphanumeric'], 'password' => ['test' => 'required|match(repeatPassword)|minlength(4)'], 'passwordRepeat' => ['testit' => 'required'], 'email' => ['test@test.com' => 'required|email'] ]; ``` 3 - Now we validate the given fields. ``` $errorHandler = $cake->validate($fields); ``` 4 - The Cake#validate() method returns a CakeErrorHandler instance. You can use this instance to echo out the errors. ``` if($errorHandler->valid()) { echo "No errors found."; } else { var_dump($errorHandler->getErrors()); } ``` --- How can I add my own rules? =========================== [](#how-can-i-add-my-own-rules) 1. Method Name: `rule__` | Replace the `` with your rule name 2. Method Arguments: `rule__($field, $value, $arguments)` | Your rule method needs three arguments. ``` $field => the field name $value => the given value from the field $arguments => the given arguments that are passed into the method ``` 2.1) The names of the arguments doesn't matter 3. The rule method must be "public" 4. Done! - Now you can use your rule to validate fields. --- --- List of all rules ================= [](#list-of-all-rules) NameArgumentsExampleDescriptionalphanumeric`none`\['username' => \['Yonas', 'alphanumeric'\]Check for alphanumeric character(s).collection`list of values` (string)\['service' => \['Google', 'collection(Google, Facebook, Twitter)'\]\]Checks if a value exists in the given collection.date`date format` (string)\['birthdate' => \['1.1.1990', 'date(d-m-Y)'\]\]Checks if the value is a valid date - based on the given date format. The method accepts every format that the DateTime#createFromFormat method accepts too.email`none`\['emailadress' => \['', 'email'\]\]Checks if the value is a valid email address.hexcolor`none`\['favouriteColor' => \['#FFFFFF', 'date(d-m-Y)'\]\]Checks if the value is a valid hex color.match`list of fields` (string)\['password' => \['test', 'match(repeatPassword)'\], 'repeatPassword' => \['test', ''\]\]Checks if the value matches to the other given fields.ip`none`\['yourServer' => \['127.0.0.1', 'ip'\]\]Checks if the value is a valid ip address.maxlength`maximum length` (integer)\['username' => \['Yonas', 'maxlength(12)'\]\]Checks the maximum length of the value.minlength`minimum length` (integer)\['username' => \['Yonas', 'minlength(4)'\]\]Checks the minimum length of the valuerequired`none`\['username' => \['Yonas', 'required'\]\]Checks if a value is given.url`none`\['homepage' => \['', 'url'\]\]Checks if the value is a valid url.nocaptcha`secret` (string), `sendIp` (boolean)\['captcha' => \[$\_POST\['g-recaptcha-response'\], 'nocaptcha(mysecrettoke, false)'\]\]Checks if the captcha is answered in the right way ### Health Score 21 — LowBetter than 18% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity44 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 Unknown Total 1 Last Release 3953d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e403125d485594f067db372a59b604b192de02fe14d42ad77d405324e83da33e?d=identicon)[sweetcode](/maintainers/sweetcode) --- Top Contributors [![jan-krueger](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3315137?v=4)](https://github.com/jan-krueger "jan-krueger (17 commits)") --- Tags validatordata ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/sweetcode-cake/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/sweetcode-cake/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/sweetcode-cake) ``` ### Alternatives [respect/validation The most awesome validation engine ever created for PHP 5.9k37.4M383](/packages/respect-validation)[seld/jsonlint JSON Linter 1.3k217.8M205](/packages/seld-jsonlint)[composer/spdx-licenses SPDX licenses list and validation library. 1.4k184.2M25](/packages/composer-spdx-licenses)[opis/json-schema Json Schema Validator for PHP 64736.9M186](/packages/opis-json-schema)[laminas/laminas-validator Validation classes for a wide range of domains, and the ability to chain validators to create complex validation criteria 15644.9M188](/packages/laminas-laminas-validator)[form-manager/form-manager PHP-HTML form manager 16041.0k7](/packages/form-manager-form-manager) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)