README.md

InitPHP Validation — Documentation

InitPHP Validation checks that an associative data set matches a list of rules. Rules are written as a small DSL string ("required|integer|range(1...10)"), callbacks, or custom named rules, and failures become localized messages.

Contents

Guide	What it covers
Getting started	Install, the Validation object, the queue → validate → read loop.
Rules reference	Every built-in rule, grouped, with signatures and examples.
Custom rules & callables	Callback rules, mixed rule arrays and extend().
Optional fields & patterns	The optional pseudo-rule, the validation lifecycle and named regex patterns.
Localization & messages	Placeholders, labels, locales, custom messages and language files.
API reference	Every public method, its signature and behaviour.
Exceptions	What is thrown, when, and how to catch it.
Upgrading from 1.x	Breaking changes in 2.0 and how to migrate.

At a glance

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use InitPHP\Validation\Validation;

$validation = new Validation([
    'name' => 'Muhammet',
    'year' => '2022',
]);

$valid = $validation
    ->rule('name', 'required|string')
    ->rule('year', 'integer|range(1970...2099)')
    ->validation();

if (!$valid) {
    foreach ($validation->getError() as $message) {
        echo $message, "\n";
    }
}

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or newer
• ext-mbstring