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Nodejs - Joi Check if string is in a given list


I'm using Joi package for server side Validation.
I want to check if a given string is in a given list or if it is not in a given list.(define black list or white list for values)
sth like an "in" or "notIn" function. How can I do that?

var schema = Joi.object().keys({
    firstname: Joi.string().in(['a','b']),
    lastname : Joi.string().notIn(['c','d']),
});

Solution

  • You are looking for the valid and invalid functions.
    v16: https://hapi.dev/module/joi/api/?v=16.1.8#anyvalidvalues---aliases-equal
    v17: https://hapi.dev/module/joi/api/?v=17.1.1#anyvalidvalues---aliases-equal

    As of Joi v16 valid and invalid no longer accepts arrays, they take a variable number of arguments.

    Your code becomes

    var schema = Joi.object().keys({
        firstname: Joi.string().valid(...['a','b']),
        lastname: Joi.string().invalid(...['c','d']),
    });
    

    Can also just pass in as .valid('a', 'b') if not getting the values from an array (-: