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 # validate
-Request validation middleware based on the `matcher` library.
+[![version 0.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/pub-v0.0.0-red.svg)](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/angel_validate)
+[![build status](https://travis-ci.org/angel-dart/validate.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/angel-dart/validate)
+
+Validation library based on the `matcher` library, with Angel support.
+Why re-invent the wheel, when you can use the same validators you already
+use for tests?
+
+This library runs both on the server, and on the client. Thus, you can use
+the same validation rules for forms on the server, and on the frontend.
+
+# Examples
+
+## Creating a Validator
+
+```dart
+import 'package:angel_validate/angel_validate.dart';
+
+main() {
+    var validator = new Validator({
+        'username': isAlphaNum,
+        'balance': [
+            greaterThanOrEqualTo(0),
+            lessThan(1000000)
+        ]
+    });
+}
+```
+
+## Validating data
+
+The `Validator` will filter out fields that have no validation rules.
+You can rest easy knowing that attackers cannot slip extra data into
+your applications.
+
+```dart
+main() {
+    var result = validator.check(formData);
+
+    if (!result.errors.isNotEmpty) {
+        // Invalid data
+    } else {
+        // Safely handle filtered data
+        return someSecureOperation(result.data);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+You can `enforce` validation rules, and throw an error if validation fails.
+
+```dart
+main() {
+    try {
+        // `enforce` will return the filtered data.
+        var safeData = validator.enforce(formData);
+    } on ValidationException catch(e) {
+        print(e.errors);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Required Fields
+Fields are optional by default.
+
+Suffix a field name with a `'*'` to mark it as required, and
+to throw an error if it is not present.
+
+```dart
+main() {
+    var validator = new Validator({
+        'googleId*': isString
+    });
+}
+```
+
+
+## Default values
+
+If not present, default values will be filled in *before* validation.
+This means that they can still be used with required fields.
+
+```dart
+final Validator todo = new Validator({
+    'text*': isString,
+    'completed*': isBool
+}, defaultValues: {
+    'completed': false
+});
+```
+
+Default values can also be parameterless, *synchronous* functions
+that return a single value.
+
+## Custom Validator Functions
+Creating a whole `Matcher` class is sometimes cumbersome, but if
+you pass a function to the constructor, it will be wrapped in a
+`Matcher` instance.
+
+(It simply returns the value of calling
+[`predicate`](https://www.dartdocs.org/documentation/matcher/0.12.0%2B2/matcher/predicate.html).)
+
+The function must *synchronously* return a `bool`.
+
+```dart
+main() {
+    var validator = new Validator({
+        'key*': (key) {
+            var file = new File('whitelist.txt');
+            return file.readFileSync().contains(key);
+        }
+    });
+}
+```
+
+# Extending Validators
+You can add situation-specific rules within a child validator.
+You can also use `extend` to mark fields as required that originally
+were not. Default value extension is also supported.
+
+```dart
+final Validator userValidator = new Validator({
+    'username': isString,
+    'age': [
+        isNum,
+        greaterThanOrEqualTo(18)
+    ]
+});
+```
+
+To mark a field as now optional, and no longer required,
+suffix its name with a `'?'`.
+
+```dart
+var ageIsOptional = userValidator.extend({
+    'age?': [
+        isNum,
+        greaterThanOrEqualTo(13)
+    ]
+});
+```
+
+Note that by default, new validation rules are simply prepended to
+the existing list. To completely overwrite existing rules, set the
+`overwrite` flag to `true`.
+
+```dart
+register(Map userData) {
+    var teenUser = userValidator.extend({
+        'age': lessThan(18)
+    }, overwrite: true);    
+}
+```
+
+# Bundled Matchers
+This library includes some `Matcher`s for common validations,
+including:
+
+* `isAlphaDash`: Asserts a `String` matches the Regular Expression ```/^[A-Za-z0-9_-]$/```.
+* `isAlphaNum`: Asserts a `String` matches the Regular Expression ```/^[A-Za-z0-9]$/```
+* `isBool`: Asserts that a value either equals `true` or `false`.
+* `isEmail`: Asserts a `String` complies to the RFC 5322 e-mail standard.
+* `isInt`: Asserts a value is an `int`.
+* `isNegative`: Asserts a `num` is less than `0`.
+* `isNum`: Asserts a value is a `num`.
+* `isPositive`: Asserts a `num` is greater than `0`.
+* `isString`: Asserts that a value is a `String`.
+
+The remaining functionality is
+[effectively implemented by the `matcher` package](https://www.dartdocs.org/documentation/matcher/0.12.0%2B2/matcher/matcher-library.html).
+
+# Nested Validators
+Very often, the data we validate contains other data within. You can pass
+a `Validator` instance to the constructor, and it will be wrapped within
+a `Matcher` instance.
+
+The class also exposes a `toMatcher()` method that creates a Matcher that
+validates data using the instance.
+
+```dart
+main() {
+    var bio = new Validator({
+        'age*': [isInteger, greaterThanOrEqualTo(0)],
+        'birthYear*': isInteger,
+        'countryOfOrigin': isString
+    });
+
+    var book = new Validator({
+        'title*': isString,
+        'year*': [
+            isNum,
+            (year) {
+                return year <= new DateTime.now().year;
+            }
+        ]
+    });
+
+    var author = new Validator({
+        'bio*': bio,
+        'books*': [
+            isList,
+            everyElement(book.toMatcher())
+        ]
+    }, defaultValues: {
+        'books': []
+    });
+}
+```
+
+# Use with Angel
+
+`server.dart` exposes three helper middleware:
+* `validate(validator)`: Validates and filters `req.body`, and throws an `AngelHttpException.BadRequest` if data is invalid.
+* `validateEvent(validator)`: Sets `e.data` to the result of validation on a service event.
+* `validateQuery(validator)`: Same as `validate`, but operates `req.query`.
+
+```dart
+import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
+import 'package:angel_validate/server.dart';
+
+final Validator echo = new Validator({
+    'message*': (String message) => message.length >= 5
+});
+
+final Validator todo = new Validator({
+    'text*': isString,
+    'completed*': isBool
+}, defaultValues: {
+    'completed': false
+});
+
+main() async {
+    var app = new Angel();
+
+    app.chain(validate(echo)).post('/echo', (req, res) async {
+        res.write('You said: "${req.body["message"]}"');
+    });
+
+    app.service('api/todos')
+        ..beforeCreated.listen(validateEvent(todo))
+        ..beforeUpdated.listen(validateEvent(todo));
+
+    await app.startServer();
+}
+```
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diff --git a/lib/angel_validate.dart b/lib/angel_validate.dart
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+/// Cross-platform validation library based on `matcher`.
+library angel_validate;
+
+export 'src/validator.dart';
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+/// Support for using `angel_validate` with the Angel Framework.
+library angel_validate.server;
+
+import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
+import 'angel_validate.dart';
+export 'angel_validate.dart';
+
+/// Validates the data in `req.body`, and sets the body to
+/// filtered data before continuing the response.
+RequestMiddleware validate(Validator validator, {String errorMessage}) {
+
+}
+
+/// Validates the data in `req.body`, and sets the query to
+/// filtered data before continuing the response.
+RequestMiddleware validateQuery(Validator validator, {String errorMessage}) {
+
+}
+
+/// Validates the data in `e.data`, and sets the data to
+/// filtered data before continuing the service event.
+HookedServiceEventListener validateEvent(Validator validator) {
+
+}
+
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+/// Enforces the validity of input data, according to [Matcher]s.
+class Validator {
+  /// Validates, and filters input data.
+  ValidationResult check(Map inputData) {}
+
+  /// Validates input data, and throws an error if it is invalid.
+  /// 
+  /// Otherwise, the filtered data is returned.
+  Map enforce(Map inputData, {String errorMessage: 'Invalid data.'}) {}
+}
+
+/// The result of attempting to validate input data.
+class ValidationResult {
+  Map _data;
+  final List<String> _errors = [];
+
+  /// The successfully validated data, filtered from the original input.
+  Map get data => _data;
+
+  /// A list of errors that resulted in the given data being marked invalid.
+  /// 
+  /// This is empty if validation was successful.
+  List<String> get errors => new List<String>.unmodifiable(_errors);
+}
+
+/// Occurs when user-provided data is invalid.
+class ValidationException {
+  /// A list of errors that resulted in the given data being marked invalid.
+  final List<String> errors = [];
+
+  /// A descriptive message describing the error.
+  final String message;
+
+  ValidationException(this.message, {List<String> errors: const []}) {
+    if (errors != null) this.errors.addAll(errors);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  String get toString {
+    if (errors.isEmpty) {
+      return message;
+    }
+
+    if (errors.length == 1) {
+      return 'Validation error: ${errors.first}';
+    }
+
+    var messages = ['${errors.length} validation errors:\n']
+      ..addAll(errors.map((error) => '* $error'));
+
+    return messages.join('\n');
+  }
+}
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+name: angel_validate
+description: Cross-platform validation library based on `matcher`.
+version: 0.0.0
+author: Tobe O <thosakwe@gmail.com>
+homepage: https://github.com/angel-dart/validate
+environment:
+  sdk: ">=1.19.0"
+dependencies:
+  angel_framework: ^1.0.0-dev
+  matcher: ^0.12.0
+dev_dependencies:
+  test: ^0.12.18
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