knockout-simple-validation: A JavaScript repository from francofabio

#knockout-simple-validation (ksv)

This is a simple JavaScript library to validate knockout (http://knockoutjs.com) models.

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##Dependencies

- jquery-1.4.1 or higher
- knockout-2.0 or higher
- momentjs-2.8 or higher

All dependencies are available in directory lib/vendor.

##Built-in validation rules

required: Makes the observable property be required
email: Makes the observable property accept only email
url: Makes the observable property accept only url
nativeDate: Makes the observable property accept only a JavaScript Date object
date: Makes the observable property accept only a date as string in specific format
number: Makes the observable property accept only number objects
interger: Makes the observable property accept only number objects without decimal values.
max: Makes the observable property accept only values less than or equals to the specified value
min: Makes the observable property accept only values great than or equals to the specified value
maxlength: Makes the observable property accept only string values with length less than or equals to specified value
minlength: Makes the observable property accept only string values with length great than or equals to specified value
rangelength: Makes the observable property accept only string values with length in specified range
equalsTo: Makes the observalbe property accept only values equals to other property
remote: Makes the observable property to request a resource to check if value is valid

##Quickstart To use ksv in your project you have include the ksv.js script and its dependencies in your page.

The two examples below demonstrate a basic use of the library.

<html>
  <head>
    <title>knockout simple validation (ksv) - simple example</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form>
       <labe for="name">Name:</label><br/>
       <input type="text" id="name" data-bind="value: name"><br/>
       <span data-bind="text: name.error"></span><br/><br/>
       <labe for="email">E-mail:</label><br/>
       <input type="text" id="email" data-bind="value: email"><br/>
       <span data-bind="text: email.error"></span><br/>
    </form>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/jquery-2.1.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/knockout-3.2.0.min.js"></script>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/moment-2.8.3.min.js"></script>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/ksv.min.js"></script>
    <script>
       function PersonModel() {
         this.name = ko.observable().extend({validator: {required: true}});
         this.email = ko.observable().extend({validator: {required: true, email: true}});
         this.age = ko.observable().extend({validator: {number: true, min: 18, max: 90}});
       }
       var personModel = new PersonModel();
       ko.applyBindings(personModel);
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

<html>
  <head>
    <title>knockout simple validation (ksv)</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form>
       <labe for="name">Name:</label><br/>
       <input type="text" id="name" data-bind="value: name"><br/>
       <span data-bind="text: name.error"></span><br/><br/>
       <labe for="email">E-mail:</label><br/>
       <input type="text" id="email" data-bind="value: email"><br/>
       <span data-bind="text: email.error"></span><br/>
       <input type="submit" value="Submit" data-bind="enable: isValid">
    </form>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/jquery-2.1.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/knockout-3.2.0.min.js"></script>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/moment-2.8.3.min.js"></script>
    <script src="assets/js/vendor/ksv.min.js"></script>
    <script>
       function PersonModel() {
         var ksvForThis = ksv.notification.makeObservable(this);
         this.name = ksvForThis.validatable('name', {required: true});
         this.email = ksvForThis.validatable('email', {required: true, email: true});
       }
       var personModel = new PersonModel();
       ko.applyBindings(personModel);
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

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