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# JavaScript ObjectSchema Package
by [Nicholas C. Zakas](https://humanwhocodes.com)
If you find this useful, please consider supporting my work with a [donation](https://humanwhocodes.com/donate).
## Overview
A JavaScript object merge/validation utility where you can define a different merge and validation strategy for each key. This is helpful when you need to validate complex data structures and then merge them in a way that is more complex than `Object.assign()`.
## Installation
You can install using either npm:
```npm install @humanwhocodes/object-schema```
Or Yarn:
```yarn add @humanwhocodes/object-schema```
## Usage
Use CommonJS to get access to the `ObjectSchema` constructor:
```jsconst { ObjectSchema } = require("@humanwhocodes/object-schema");
const schema = new ObjectSchema({
// define a definition for the "downloads" key downloads: { required: true, merge(value1, value2) { return value1 + value2; }, validate(value) { if (typeof value !== "number") { throw new Error("Expected downloads to be a number."); } } },
// define a strategy for the "versions" key version: { required: true, merge(value1, value2) { return value1.concat(value2); }, validate(value) { if (!Array.isArray(value)) { throw new Error("Expected versions to be an array."); } } }});
const record1 = { downloads: 25, versions: [ "v1.0.0", "v1.1.0", "v1.2.0" ]};
const record2 = { downloads: 125, versions: [ "v2.0.0", "v2.1.0", "v3.0.0" ]};
// make sure the records are validschema.validate(record1);schema.validate(record2);
// merge together (schema.merge() accepts any number of objects)const result = schema.merge(record1, record2);
// result looks like this:
const result = { downloads: 75, versions: [ "v1.0.0", "v1.1.0", "v1.2.0", "v2.0.0", "v2.1.0", "v3.0.0" ]};```
## Tips and Tricks
### Named merge strategies
Instead of specifying a `merge()` method, you can specify one of the following strings to use a default merge strategy:
* `"assign"` - use `Object.assign()` to merge the two values into one object.* `"overwrite"` - the second value always replaces the first.* `"replace"` - the second value replaces the first if the second is not `undefined`.
For example:
```jsconst schema = new ObjectSchema({ name: { merge: "replace", validate() {} }});```
### Named validation strategies
Instead of specifying a `validate()` method, you can specify one of the following strings to use a default validation strategy:
* `"array"` - value must be an array.* `"boolean"` - value must be a boolean.* `"number"` - value must be a number.* `"object"` - value must be an object.* `"object?"` - value must be an object or null.* `"string"` - value must be a string.* `"string!"` - value must be a non-empty string.
For example:
```jsconst schema = new ObjectSchema({ name: { merge: "replace", validate: "string" }});```
### Subschemas
If you are defining a key that is, itself, an object, you can simplify the process by using a subschema. Instead of defining `merge()` and `validate()`, assign a `schema` key that contains a schema definition, like this:
```jsconst schema = new ObjectSchema({ name: { schema: { first: { merge: "replace", validate: "string" }, last: { merge: "replace", validate: "string" } } }});
schema.validate({ name: { first: "n", last: "z" }});```
### Remove Keys During Merge
If the merge strategy for a key returns `undefined`, then the key will not appear in the final object. For example:
```jsconst schema = new ObjectSchema({ date: { merge() { return undefined; }, validate(value) { Date.parse(value); // throws an error when invalid } }});
const object1 = { date: "5/5/2005" };const object2 = { date: "6/6/2006" };
const result = schema.merge(object1, object2);
console.log("date" in result); // false```
### Requiring Another Key Be Present
If you'd like the presence of one key to require the presence of another key, you can use the `requires` property to specify an array of other properties that any key requires. For example:
```jsconst schema = new ObjectSchema();
const schema = new ObjectSchema({ date: { merge() { return undefined; }, validate(value) { Date.parse(value); // throws an error when invalid } }, time: { requires: ["date"], merge(first, second) { return second; }, validate(value) { // ... } }});
// throws error: Key "time" requires keys "date"schema.validate({ time: "13:45"});```
In this example, even though `date` is an optional key, it is required to be present whenever `time` is present.
## License
BSD 3-Clause
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