# map_schema_validator
It's a map format verifier, verify if keys/values exist in a given map, short and quick, you can specify more than one
format and verify list of values.
The motivation of create this library was verify that a json file content has a specific format and fail in case that
not matches raises an error with the route to the invalid field
[Docs here!](https://hexdocs.pm/map_schema_validator)
## Installation
If [available in Hex](https://hex.pm/packages/map_schema_validator/0.1.7), the package can be installed
by adding `map_schema_validator` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:map_schema_validator, "~> 0.1.7"}
]
end
```
## Usage
Just use the function [`MapSchemaValidator.validate/2`](https://hexdocs.pm/map_schema_validator/MapSchemaValidator.html#validate/2)
or [`MapSchemaValidator.validate!/2`](https://hexdocs.pm/map_schema_validator/MapSchemaValidator.html#validate!/2)
#### Basic usage
```elixir
schema = %{
field: %{
inner_field: :string
}
}
map = %{
field: %{
inner_field: "value"
}
}
case MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map) do
{:ok, _} ->
:ok
# your stuff
{:error, %MapSchemaValidator.InvalidMapError{message: message}} ->
:error
# failure
end
try do
:ok = MapSchemaValidator.validate!(schema, map)
rescue
e in MapSchemaValidator.InvalidMapError ->
e.message
end
```
#### Possible values
You can check inner list of maps or even list of possible values, or even optional values using `?` at the end of the
field name in the schema
```
:float, :integer, :number, :boolean, :string, :datetime, :date, :time, :uuid, [:list], %{type: :map}, [%{type: :map}]
```
> the list of maps `[%{type: :map}]` are just valid with one object schema, in this case you are validating that an list
> has the format of the map, but only it's supported one element, multiple object schema options are in backlog
**Primitive types**
```elixir
schema = %{
value_number: :number,
value_float: :float,
value_integer: :integer,
value_boolean: :boolean,
value_string: :string,
value_datetime: :datetime,
value_date: :date,
value_time: :time,
value_uuid: :uuid
}
map = %{
value_number: 1,
value_float: 1.1,
value_integer: 1,
value_boolean: false,
value_string: "value string",
value_datetime: "2015-01-23 23:50:07",
value_date: "2015-01-23",
value_time: "23:50:07",
value_uuid: "fcfe5f21-8a08-4c9a-9f97-29d2fd6a27b9"
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
```
**Optional keys**
```elixir
schema = %{
mandatory_value: :string,
optional_value?: :number
}
map = %{
mandatory_value: "value string"
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
```
> Just adding the `?` char at the end of the key (like Typescript)
**Nested Maps**
```elixir
schema = %{
value_map: %{
inner_map: %{
inner_value: :string
}
}
}
map = %{
value_map: %{
inner_map: %{
inner_value: "value string"
}
}
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
```
**List of allowed values**
```elixir
schema = %{
value_one_of: [:string, :number],
}
map = %{
value_one_of: "value string",
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
map = %{
value_one_of: 100,
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
```
**List of allowed values and list of values**
```elixir
schema = %{
value_list: [:string, :number],
}
map = %{
value_list: ["value string", 1],
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
```
**List of maps with format**
```elixir
schema = %{
list: [
%{
inner_value: :string,
inner_map: %{
inner_value: :string
},
inner_list: [
%{
inner_value_level_2: :number
}
]
}
]
}
map = %{
list: [
%{
inner_value: "value string",
inner_map: %{
inner_value: "value string"
},
inner_list: [
%{
inner_value_level_2: 100
}
]
}
]
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
```
> In this case are allowed just one schema per list, multiple are work in progress
#### Advanced example
```elixir
schema = %{
list: [
%{
inner_field: [:string, :number],
inner_list: [
%{
inner_leven_2_flag: [:boolean, :integer]
}
],
inner_optional_flag?: :boolean
}
]
}
map = %{
list: [
%{
inner_field: "value string",
inner_list: [
%{
inner_leven_2_flag: true
}
],
inner_optional_flag: false
},
%{
inner_field: 10,
inner_list: [
%{
inner_leven_2_flag: true
}
]
}
]
}
{:ok, _} = MapSchemaValidator.validate(schema, map)
```