Easy to use South African ID validator. It validates from any HTML element capable of containing text and returns an object with easy to use information
#Usage
//new SaIdValidae( idenifier/id number [, charactersToIgnore] );
//returns an object with list of matching elements ( have className: id-number-family )
var validationObjects = new SaIdValidae( ".id-number-family" );
//or
//returns an object with matched element ( have id: id-number-1 )
var validationObjects = new SaIdValidae( "#id-number-1" );
//You can specify which characters to ignore for id numbers with masks for example, like : 999999-9999-999 , ignore dashes or maybe
//the id number just happens to be within a mess, like 9+_)9999!9-99()99-&&999
//syntax for specifying characters to ignore is :
// [ 45 ] "For one character, in this case a dash - "
// [ 45 ] : [ 97 ] "Separate by colon for two or more, i.e ignore dash and alphabet 'a'"
// [ 97 - 122 ] "Specify ranges for grouped characters, ignores all lowercase alphabets"
var validationObjects = new SaIdValidae( ".id-number-family" , "[ 40 - 42 ] : [ 45 ]" );
//returns an array, always returns an array ( note the name validae :) ), with objects containing validation information, along with the html elements the tests took place on
//The returned array will always containe one element if an id was used to get matching objects##validation
var results = validationObjects.validate();
//or
//validate id number that's not in html element
var validation = new SaIdValidae("xxxxxxxxxxxxx").validate();
/* [
{
valid : true,
messages : [], ---empty array if id number is valid
gender : "f":, ---female
citizen : "SA-Citizen",
elem : [object HTMLInputElement],
dd : 12,
mm : 08,
yy : 94,
yyyy : 1994,
mmmm : August
}
]
*/##Settings Object
//The values are he actual defaults
//Note that every instantiated object makes a copy of these and can then have its own settings changed locally
SaIdValidaeSettings = {
showCapturedErrors:true,//show captured errors in console
showCapturedWarnings:true,//show captured warnings in console
ignoreWhiteSpace:true,//ignore white spaces in the id number
messages : {
invalidCharacters:"Invalid characters in id number",
invalidLength:"Invalid length",
invalidDay:"Invalid day",
invalidMonth:"Invalid Month",
invalidYear:"Invalid Year",
invalidCitizenNumber:"Invalid Citizen Number",
invalidSecondLastDigit:"Invalid second last digit"
},
considerLeapYear:false,
year:null,
secondLastDigitAcceptables:[8,9],
forgetThe1900s:false,
dontForgetThese1900s:[]
}##Consider Leap Year on validation
//If considerLeapYear is true, any id number with month February and day 29 on any year not divisible by 4 (leap year) will be considered invalid
SaIdValidaeSettings.considerLeapYear = true;
//this will require that you set current year as well, year on local computer not reliable
SaIdValidaeSettings.year = 2016;
//or set settings on instantiated object. Note this does not affect 'SaIdValidaeSettings' properties
validationObjects.considerLeapYear = true;
validationObjects.year = true;##2006 or 1906? :\
//If forgetThe19s is true, any 1900s year whose last two digits match the last two digits of any 2000s year we've reached (theoretically) will be ignored
//e.g 06 = 2006 instead of 1906
SaIdValidaeSettings.forgetThe1900s = true;
//note SaIdValidaeSettings.year will be used to check current yeah and thus must be set
SaIdValidaeSettings.year = 2016;
//or again, locally
validationObjects.year = true;
//If there are years you do not want ignored
//May be useful for ignoring id numbers of 5 year olds
SaIdValidaeSettings.dontForgetThese1900s = [5,11,17];//Years will be seen as 1905, 1911, 1917 instead of 2005, 2011 and 2017##Second Last Digit (The 8)?
//by default 8 and 9 are accepted, you can add additional ones or maybe even eliminate the 9
SaIdValidaeSettings.secondLastDigitAcceptables = [ 8, 9, 0 ];
//or use the best Array function
SaIdValidaeSettings.secondLastDigitAcceptables.push( 0 );