Input validation in Express from TypeScript

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  • express-validation-with-ts

    • Since this is a bit of a long post with multiple files I've provided a sample repo so you can see the final code in action, in case the post gets a bit too hard to follow.

  • ajv

    The fastest JSON schema Validator. Supports JSON Schema draft-04/06/07/2019-09/2020-12 and JSON Type Definition (RFC8927)

    • A library called ajv offers schema validation, which allows you to validate data based on some pre-defined schema. This schema looks like this:

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • typescript-json-schema

    Generate json-schema from your Typescript sources

    • Now that cool thing we wanted to do? This library does exactly that!

  • typebox

    Json Schema Type Builder with Static Type Resolution for TypeScript

    • Another cool alternative that allows for more powerful definitions (at the cost of losing clean interfaces) is typebox.

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