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[[constraints]]
== Constraints
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Constraints are validation and conversion functions applied
to user input.
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They are used in various places in Cowboy, including the
router and the request match functions.
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=== Syntax
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Constraints are provided as a list of fields. For each field
in the list, specific constraints can be applied, as well as
a default value if the field is missing.
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A field can take the form of an atom `field`, a tuple with
constraints `{field, Constraints}` or a tuple with constraints
and a default value `{field, Constraints, Default}`.
The `field` form indicates the field is mandatory.
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Note that when used with the router, only the second form
makes sense, as it does not use the default and the field
is always defined.
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Constraints for each field are provided as an ordered list
of atoms or funs to apply. Built-in constraints are provided
as atoms, while custom constraints are provided as funs.
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When multiple constraints are provided, they are applied in
the order given. If the value has been modified by a constraint
then the next one receives the new value.
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For example, the following constraints will first validate
and convert the field `my_value` to an integer, and then
check that the integer is positive:
[source,erlang]
----
PositiveFun = fun(V) when V > 0 -> true; (_) -> false end,
{my_value, [int, PositiveFun]}.
----
When there's only one constraint, it can be provided directly
without wrapping it into a list:
[source,erlang]
----
{my_value, int}
----
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=== Built-in constraints
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Built-in constraints are specified as an atom:
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|===
| Constraint | Description
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| int | Converts binary value to integer.
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| nonempty | Ensures the binary value is non-empty.
|===
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=== Custom constraints
Custom constraints are specified as a fun. This fun takes
a single argument and must return one of `true`, `{true, NewValue}`
or `false`.
`true` indicates the input is valid, `false` otherwise.
The `{true, NewValue}` tuple is returned when the input
is valid and the value has been converted. For example,
the following constraint will convert the binary input
to an integer:
[source,erlang]
----
fun (Value0) when is_binary(Value0) ->
try binary_to_integer(Value0) of
Value -> {true, Value}
catch _:_ ->
false
end.
----
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Constraint functions should only crash because the programmer
made an error when chaining constraints incorrectly (for example
if the constraints were `[int, int]`, and not because of input.
If the input is invalid then `false` must be returned.
Breaking update of the cowboy_req interface Simplify the interface for most cowboy_req functions. They all return a single value except the four body reading functions. The reply functions now only return a Req value. Access functions do not return a Req anymore. Functions that used to cache results do not have a cache anymore. The interface for accessing query string and cookies has therefore been changed. There are now three query string functions: qs/1 provides access to the raw query string value; parse_qs/1 returns the query string as a list of key/values; match_qs/2 returns a map containing the values requested in the second argument, after applying constraints and default value. Similarly, there are two cookie functions: parse_cookies/1 and match_cookies/2. More match functions will be added in future commits. None of the functions return an error tuple anymore. It either works or crashes. Cowboy will attempt to provide an appropriate status code in the response of crashed handlers. As a result, the content decode function has its return value changed to a simple binary, and the body reading functions only return on success.
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In our snippet, the `is_binary/1` guard will crash only
because of a programmer error, and the try block is there
to ensure that we do not crash when the input is invalid.
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