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# Vet
A library for validation of arbitrary types.
## Usage
Add a dependency entry in `Cargo.toml`.
```toml
[dependencies]
vet = "0.1"
```
Implement the `Vet` trait on your type.
```rust
use vet::{Valid, Vet};
// A valid username consists of between 3 and 32 alphanumeric characters
#[derive(Debug)]
struct Username(String);
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
enum InvalidUsername {
TooShort, // Under 3 characters
TooLong, // Over 3 characters
InvalidChar, // Contains non-alphanumeric character
}
impl Vet for Username {
type Error = InvalidUsername;
// Arbitrary logic to validate the Username type
fn is_valid(&self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
if self.0.len() < 3 {
return Err(Self::Error::TooShort);
}
if self.0.len() > 32 {
return Err(Self::Error::TooLong);
}
if self.0.chars().any(|c| !c.is_alphanumeric()) {
return Err(Self::Error::InvalidChar);
}
Ok(())
}
}
```
Vetted types provide safety guarantees for the types contents.
```rust
fn main() {
let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
let username = Username(args[1].clone());
// If successfully vetted, the username will be wrapped in a `Valid` struct
match username.vet() {
Ok(username) => create_account(username),
Err(InvalidUsername::TooShort) => eprintln!("Username too short! (3 min)"),
Err(InvalidUsername::TooLong) => eprintln!("Username too long! (32 max)"),
Err(InvalidUsername::InvalidChar) => eprintln!("Username contains invalid characters!"),
}
}
// Any `Valid<Username>` passed is guaranteed
// to have met the arbitrary validation checks.
fn create_account(username: Valid<Username>) {
println!("Account {:?} created", username);
}
```
## License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([license-apache.txt](license-apache.txt) or
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license ([license-mit.txt](license-mit.txt) or
http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
## Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.