ndto

ndto is an Erlang library for generating DTO (Data Transfer Object) validation modules from schemas.

Motivation

Validating incoming data is a critical step to ensure the integrity, consistency, and security of your application's data flow. However, writing custom validation logic for each DTO can quickly become a time-consuming and error-prone task.

With ndto, you can define validation schemas that describe the structure and constraints of your data. These schemas are then used to automatically generate validation modules, reducing development time and avoiding human-induced errors in the validation step.

Quickstart

1. Add ndto as a dependency in your rebar.config file:

{deps, [
    {ndto, {git, "https://github.com/nomasystems/ndto.git", {branch, "main"}}}
]}.

2. Define an ndto schema.

Schema = #{
    type => string,
    min_length => 8,
    pattern => <<"^hello">>
}.

3. Generate a module using the ndto:generate/2 function.

DTO = ndto:generate(string_schema, Schema).

4. Load the generated module on the fly.

ok = ndto:load(DTO).

5. Call the is_valid/1 function from the generated module to validate your data.

true = string_schema:is_valid(<<"hello world">>).
{false, _MinLengthError} = string_schema:is_valid(<<"hello">>).
{false, _PatternError} = string_schema:is_valid(<<"hi world">>).

ndto schema language

Schemas are built according to the ndto:schema() type.

%%% ndto.erl
-type schema() ::
    empty_schema()
    | universal_schema()
    | ref_schema()
    | enum_schema()
    | boolean_schema()
    | integer_schema()
    | float_schema()
    | string_schema()
    | array_schema()
    | object_schema()
    | union_schema()
    | intersection_schema()
    | complement_schema()
    | symmetric_difference_schema().

Check the docs for an up-to-date version of the type specifications.

Contributing

We ❤️ contributions! Please feel free to submit issues, create pull requests or just spread the word about ndto in the open-source community. Don't forget to check out our contribution guidelines to ensure smooth collaboration! 🚀

Support

If you need help or have any questions, please don't hesitate to open an issue or contact the maintainers directly.

License

ndto is released under the Apache 2.0 License. For more information, please see the LICENSE file.

This project uses OpenAPI specification (OAS) schemas and examples, which are licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. See the associated LICENSE file for more information.