validatex

An Elixir validation library for live view forms.


Keywords
elixir, form-validation, hacktoberfest, liveview, phoenix-liveview, validation, validation-engine
License
BSD-4-Clause

Documentation

Validatex

Build Status

This library is useful for validating input forms (register / login / ...) to your web applications.

Find inspiration in validation example repository or live demo.

Installation

def deps do
  [
    {:validatex, "~> 1.0.1"}
  ]
end

Usage

If you want to use this library you have to define a few functions:

  1. Initialize of form state
  2. Define Validators
  3. Define form in template
  4. Define handle_event for on_blur event
  5. Define handle_event for on_change event
  6. In case of related two input forms (e.g. for password (P) and confirm password (CP)) is needed also define handle_event functions for on_blur (P) and on_change (P, CP) events.
  7. For form event phx_submit define handle_event function where you'll call Validation.validate_on_submit function for each field_name of your input form and then Validation.submit_if_valid.

Notes

  • Pros

    • per input form live validation
    • possibility define own validation functions
    • possible using at Scenic
  • Cons

    • it isn't directly connected to Ecto
  • Comparison

    • Using Validatex
    • Using changeset from Ecto

License

Code is licensed under the BSD-4-Clause.