OnlyOneExistsRule

Validation rule that checks that only one property of a list of properties exists in an object.

Implements: IValidationRule

Description

The OnlyOneExistsRule allows you to check that only one property of a list of properties exists in an object.

Constructors

Creates a new validation rule and sets its values

OnlyOneExistsRule(*properties: str)

  • properties: str - a list of property names where at only one property must exist

Instance methods

validate

Validates a given value against this rule.

validate(path: str, schema: Schema, value: Any, results: List[ValidationResult])

  • path: str - a dot notation path to the value.
  • schema: Schema - a schema this rule is called from
  • value: Any - a value to be validated.
  • results: List[ValidationResult] - a list with validation results to add new results.

Examples

schema = Schema().with_rule(OnlyOneExistsRule("field1", "field2"))

schema.validate({ field1: 1, field2: "A" })     # Result: only one of properties field1, field2 must exist
schema.validate({ field1: 1 })                  # Result: no errors
schema.validate({ })                            # Result: only one of properties field1, field2 must exist

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