Package validator ================= <img align="right" src="logo.png">[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/go-playground/validator](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/go-playground/validator?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) ![Project status](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-10.20.0-green.svg) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/go-playground/validator.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/go-playground/validator) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/go-playground/validator/badge.svg?branch=master&service=github)](https://coveralls.io/github/go-playground/validator?branch=master) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/go-playground/validator)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/go-playground/validator) [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/go-playground/validator?status.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-playground/validator/v10) ![License](https://img.shields.io/dub/l/vibe-d.svg) Package validator implements value validations for structs and individual fields based on tags. It has the following **unique** features: - Cross Field and Cross Struct validations by using validation tags or custom validators. - Slice, Array and Map diving, which allows any or all levels of a multidimensional field to be validated. - Ability to dive into both map keys and values for validation - Handles type interface by determining it's underlying type prior to validation. - Handles custom field types such as sql driver Valuer see [Valuer](https://golang.org/src/database/sql/driver/types.go?s=1210:1293#L29) - Alias validation tags, which allows for mapping of several validations to a single tag for easier defining of validations on structs - Extraction of custom defined Field Name e.g. can specify to extract the JSON name while validating and have it available in the resulting FieldError - Customizable i18n aware error messages. - Default validator for the [gin](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin) web framework; upgrading from v8 to v9 in gin see [here](https://github.com/go-playground/validator/tree/master/_examples/gin-upgrading-overriding) Installation ------------ Use go get. go get github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 Then import the validator package into your own code. import "github.com/go-playground/validator/v10" Error Return Value ------- Validation functions return type error They return type error to avoid the issue discussed in the following, where err is always != nil: * http://stackoverflow.com/a/29138676/3158232 * https://github.com/go-playground/validator/issues/134 Validator returns only InvalidValidationError for bad validation input, nil or ValidationErrors as type error; so, in your code all you need to do is check if the error returned is not nil, and if it's not check if error is InvalidValidationError ( if necessary, most of the time it isn't ) type cast it to type ValidationErrors like so: ```go err := validate.Struct(mystruct) validationErrors := err.(validator.ValidationErrors) ``` Usage and documentation ------ Please see https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 for detailed usage docs. ##### Examples: - [Simple](https://github.com/go-playground/validator/blob/master/_examples/simple/main.go) - [Custom Field Types](https://github.com/go-playground/validator/blob/master/_examples/custom/main.go) - [Struct Level](https://github.com/go-playground/validator/blob/master/_examples/struct-level/main.go) - [Translations & Custom Errors](https://github.com/go-playground/validator/blob/master/_examples/translations/main.go) - [Gin upgrade and/or override validator](https://github.com/go-playground/validator/tree/v9/_examples/gin-upgrading-overriding) - [wash - an example application putting it all together](https://github.com/bluesuncorp/wash) Baked-in Validations ------ ### Special Notes: - If new to using validator it is highly recommended to initialize it using the `WithRequiredStructEnabled` option which is opt-in to new behaviour that will become the default behaviour in v11+. See documentation for more details. ```go validate := validator.New(validator.WithRequiredStructEnabled()) ``` ### Fields: | Tag | Description | | - | - | | eqcsfield | Field Equals Another Field (relative)| | eqfield | Field Equals Another Field | | fieldcontains | Check the indicated characters are present in the Field | | fieldexcludes | Check the indicated characters are not present in the field | | gtcsfield | Field Greater Than Another Relative Field | | gtecsfield | Field Greater Than or Equal To Another Relative Field | | gtefield | Field Greater Than or Equal To Another Field | | gtfield | Field Greater Than Another Field | | ltcsfield | Less Than Another Relative Field | | ltecsfield | Less Than or Equal To Another Relative Field | | ltefield | Less Than or Equal To Another Field | | ltfield | Less Than Another Field | | necsfield | Field Does Not Equal Another Field (relative) | | nefield | Field Does Not Equal Another Field | ### Network: | Tag | Description | | - | - | | cidr | Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIDR | | cidrv4 | Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIDRv4 | | cidrv6 | Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIDRv6 | | datauri | Data URL | | fqdn | Full Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) | | hostname | Hostname RFC 952 | | hostname_port | HostPort | | hostname_rfc1123 | Hostname RFC 1123 | | ip | Internet Protocol Address IP | | ip4_addr | Internet Protocol Address IPv4 | | ip6_addr | Internet Protocol Address IPv6 | | ip_addr | Internet Protocol Address IP | | ipv4 | Internet Protocol Address IPv4 | | ipv6 | Internet Protocol Address IPv6 | | mac | Media Access Control Address MAC | | tcp4_addr | Transmission Control Protocol Address TCPv4 | | tcp6_addr | Transmission Control Protocol Address TCPv6 | | tcp_addr | Transmission Control Protocol Address TCP | | udp4_addr | User Datagram Protocol Address UDPv4 | | udp6_addr | User Datagram Protocol Address UDPv6 | | udp_addr | User Datagram Protocol Address UDP | | unix_addr | Unix domain socket end point Address | | uri | URI String | | url | URL String | | http_url | HTTP URL String | | url_encoded | URL Encoded | | urn_rfc2141 | Urn RFC 2141 String | ### Strings: | Tag | Description | | - | - | | alpha | Alpha Only | | alphanum | Alphanumeric | | alphanumunicode | Alphanumeric Unicode | | alphaunicode | Alpha Unicode | | ascii | ASCII | | boolean | Boolean | | contains | Contains | | containsany | Contains Any | | containsrune | Contains Rune | | endsnotwith | Ends Not With | | endswith | Ends With | | excludes | Excludes | | excludesall | Excludes All | | excludesrune | Excludes Rune | | lowercase | Lowercase | | multibyte | Multi-Byte Characters | | number | Number | | numeric | Numeric | | printascii | Printable ASCII | | startsnotwith | Starts Not With | | startswith | Starts With | | uppercase | Uppercase | ### Format: | Tag | Description | | - | - | | base64 | Base64 String | | base64url | Base64URL String | | base64rawurl | Base64RawURL String | | bic | Business Identifier Code (ISO 9362) | | bcp47_language_tag | Language tag (BCP 47) | | btc_addr | Bitcoin Address | | btc_addr_bech32 | Bitcoin Bech32 Address (segwit) | | credit_card | Credit Card Number | | mongodb | MongoDB ObjectID | | cron | Cron | | spicedb | SpiceDb ObjectID/Permission/Type | | datetime | Datetime | | e164 | e164 formatted phone number | | email | E-mail String | eth_addr | Ethereum Address | | hexadecimal | Hexadecimal String | | hexcolor | Hexcolor String | | hsl | HSL String | | hsla | HSLA String | | html | HTML Tags | | html_encoded | HTML Encoded | | isbn | International Standard Book Number | | isbn10 | International Standard Book Number 10 | | isbn13 | International Standard Book Number 13 | | issn | International Standard Serial Number | | iso3166_1_alpha2 | Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) | | iso3166_1_alpha3 | Three-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3) | | iso3166_1_alpha_numeric | Numeric country code (ISO 3166-1 numeric) | | iso3166_2 | Country subdivision code (ISO 3166-2) | | iso4217 | Currency code (ISO 4217) | | json | JSON | | jwt | JSON Web Token (JWT) | | latitude | Latitude | | longitude | Longitude | | luhn_checksum | Luhn Algorithm Checksum (for strings and (u)int) | | postcode_iso3166_alpha2 | Postcode | | postcode_iso3166_alpha2_field | Postcode | | rgb | RGB String | | rgba | RGBA String | | ssn | Social Security Number SSN | | timezone | Timezone | | uuid | Universally Unique Identifier UUID | | uuid3 | Universally Unique Identifier UUID v3 | | uuid3_rfc4122 | Universally Unique Identifier UUID v3 RFC4122 | | uuid4 | Universally Unique Identifier UUID v4 | | uuid4_rfc4122 | Universally Unique Identifier UUID v4 RFC4122 | | uuid5 | Universally Unique Identifier UUID v5 | | uuid5_rfc4122 | Universally Unique Identifier UUID v5 RFC4122 | | uuid_rfc4122 | Universally Unique Identifier UUID RFC4122 | | md4 | MD4 hash | | md5 | MD5 hash | | sha256 | SHA256 hash | | sha384 | SHA384 hash | | sha512 | SHA512 hash | | ripemd128 | RIPEMD-128 hash | | ripemd128 | RIPEMD-160 hash | | tiger128 | TIGER128 hash | | tiger160 | TIGER160 hash | | tiger192 | TIGER192 hash | | semver | Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 | | ulid | Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier ULID | | cve | Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Identifier (CVE id) | ### Comparisons: | Tag | Description | | - | - | | eq | Equals | | eq_ignore_case | Equals ignoring case | | gt | Greater than| | gte | Greater than or equal | | lt | Less Than | | lte | Less Than or Equal | | ne | Not Equal | | ne_ignore_case | Not Equal ignoring case | ### Other: | Tag | Description | | - | - | | dir | Existing Directory | | dirpath | Directory Path | | file | Existing File | | filepath | File Path | | image | Image | | isdefault | Is Default | | len | Length | | max | Maximum | | min | Minimum | | oneof | One Of | | required | Required | | required_if | Required If | | required_unless | Required Unless | | required_with | Required With | | required_with_all | Required With All | | required_without | Required Without | | required_without_all | Required Without All | | excluded_if | Excluded If | | excluded_unless | Excluded Unless | | excluded_with | Excluded With | | excluded_with_all | Excluded With All | | excluded_without | Excluded Without | | excluded_without_all | Excluded Without All | | unique | Unique | #### Aliases: | Tag | Description | | - | - | | iscolor | hexcolor\|rgb\|rgba\|hsl\|hsla | | country_code | iso3166_1_alpha2\|iso3166_1_alpha3\|iso3166_1_alpha_numeric | Benchmarks ------ ###### Run on MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) go version go1.10.2 darwin/amd64 ```go go version go1.21.0 darwin/arm64 goos: darwin goarch: arm64 pkg: github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 BenchmarkFieldSuccess-8 33142266 35.94 ns/op 0 B/op 0 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldSuccessParallel-8 200816191 6.568 ns/op 0 B/op 0 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldFailure-8 6779707 175.1 ns/op 200 B/op 4 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldFailureParallel-8 11044147 108.4 ns/op 200 B/op 4 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldArrayDiveSuccess-8 6054232 194.4 ns/op 97 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldArrayDiveSuccessParallel-8 12523388 94.07 ns/op 97 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldArrayDiveFailure-8 3587043 334.3 ns/op 300 B/op 10 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldArrayDiveFailureParallel-8 5816665 200.8 ns/op 300 B/op 10 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveSuccess-8 2217910 540.1 ns/op 288 B/op 14 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveSuccessParallel-8 4446698 258.7 ns/op 288 B/op 14 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveFailure-8 2392759 504.6 ns/op 376 B/op 13 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveFailureParallel-8 4244199 286.9 ns/op 376 B/op 13 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveWithKeysSuccess-8 2005857 592.1 ns/op 288 B/op 14 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveWithKeysSuccessParallel-8 4400850 296.9 ns/op 288 B/op 14 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveWithKeysFailure-8 1850227 643.8 ns/op 553 B/op 16 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldMapDiveWithKeysFailureParallel-8 3293233 375.1 ns/op 553 B/op 16 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldCustomTypeSuccess-8 12174412 98.25 ns/op 32 B/op 2 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldCustomTypeSuccessParallel-8 34389907 35.49 ns/op 32 B/op 2 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldCustomTypeFailure-8 7582524 156.6 ns/op 184 B/op 3 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldCustomTypeFailureParallel-8 13019902 92.79 ns/op 184 B/op 3 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldOrTagSuccess-8 3427260 349.4 ns/op 16 B/op 1 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldOrTagSuccessParallel-8 15144128 81.25 ns/op 16 B/op 1 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldOrTagFailure-8 5913546 201.9 ns/op 216 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkFieldOrTagFailureParallel-8 9810212 113.7 ns/op 216 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkStructLevelValidationSuccess-8 13456327 87.66 ns/op 16 B/op 1 allocs/op BenchmarkStructLevelValidationSuccessParallel-8 41818888 27.77 ns/op 16 B/op 1 allocs/op BenchmarkStructLevelValidationFailure-8 4166284 272.6 ns/op 264 B/op 7 allocs/op BenchmarkStructLevelValidationFailureParallel-8 7594581 152.1 ns/op 264 B/op 7 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCustomTypeSuccess-8 6508082 182.6 ns/op 32 B/op 2 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCustomTypeSuccessParallel-8 23078605 54.78 ns/op 32 B/op 2 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCustomTypeFailure-8 3118352 381.0 ns/op 416 B/op 9 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCustomTypeFailureParallel-8 5300738 224.1 ns/op 432 B/op 10 allocs/op BenchmarkStructFilteredSuccess-8 4761807 251.1 ns/op 216 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkStructFilteredSuccessParallel-8 8792598 128.6 ns/op 216 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkStructFilteredFailure-8 5202573 232.1 ns/op 216 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkStructFilteredFailureParallel-8 9591267 121.4 ns/op 216 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkStructPartialSuccess-8 5188512 231.6 ns/op 224 B/op 4 allocs/op BenchmarkStructPartialSuccessParallel-8 9179776 123.1 ns/op 224 B/op 4 allocs/op BenchmarkStructPartialFailure-8 3071212 392.5 ns/op 440 B/op 9 allocs/op BenchmarkStructPartialFailureParallel-8 5344261 223.7 ns/op 440 B/op 9 allocs/op BenchmarkStructExceptSuccess-8 3184230 375.0 ns/op 424 B/op 8 allocs/op BenchmarkStructExceptSuccessParallel-8 10090130 108.9 ns/op 208 B/op 3 allocs/op BenchmarkStructExceptFailure-8 3347226 357.7 ns/op 424 B/op 8 allocs/op BenchmarkStructExceptFailureParallel-8 5654923 209.5 ns/op 424 B/op 8 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossFieldSuccess-8 5232265 229.1 ns/op 56 B/op 3 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossFieldSuccessParallel-8 17436674 64.75 ns/op 56 B/op 3 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossFieldFailure-8 3128613 383.6 ns/op 272 B/op 8 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossFieldFailureParallel-8 6994113 168.8 ns/op 272 B/op 8 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossStructCrossFieldSuccess-8 3506487 340.9 ns/op 64 B/op 4 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossStructCrossFieldSuccessParallel-8 13431300 91.77 ns/op 64 B/op 4 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossStructCrossFieldFailure-8 2410566 500.9 ns/op 288 B/op 9 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleCrossStructCrossFieldFailureParallel-8 6344510 188.2 ns/op 288 B/op 9 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleSuccess-8 8922726 133.8 ns/op 0 B/op 0 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleSuccessParallel-8 55291153 23.63 ns/op 0 B/op 0 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleFailure-8 3171553 378.4 ns/op 416 B/op 9 allocs/op BenchmarkStructSimpleFailureParallel-8 5571692 212.0 ns/op 416 B/op 9 allocs/op BenchmarkStructComplexSuccess-8 1683750 714.5 ns/op 224 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkStructComplexSuccessParallel-8 4578046 257.0 ns/op 224 B/op 5 allocs/op BenchmarkStructComplexFailure-8 481585 2547 ns/op 3041 B/op 48 allocs/op BenchmarkStructComplexFailureParallel-8 965764 1577 ns/op 3040 B/op 48 allocs/op BenchmarkOneof-8 17380881 68.50 ns/op 0 B/op 0 allocs/op BenchmarkOneofParallel-8 8084733 153.5 ns/op 0 B/op 0 allocs/op ``` Complementary Software ---------------------- Here is a list of software that complements using this library either pre or post validation. * [form](https://github.com/go-playground/form) - Decodes url.Values into Go value(s) and Encodes Go value(s) into url.Values. Dual Array and Full map support. * [mold](https://github.com/go-playground/mold) - A general library to help modify or set data within data structures and other objects How to Contribute ------ Make a pull request... License ------- Distributed under MIT License, please see license file within the code for more details. Maintainers ----------- This project has grown large enough that more than one person is required to properly support the community. If you are interested in becoming a maintainer please reach out to me https://github.com/deankarn