quack

Check the values of arguments passed to a function - see if they quack like a duck.

example

var quack = require('quack');
 
var coolFunction = function(string, array, object, number){
    if (! quack('string, array, object, number', arguments)) {
        throw new Error('is not a duck');
    }
    console.log('is a duck');
};
 
coolFunction('one', ['two'], {three: 3}, 'four'); // throws: "is not a duck", last arg is wrong
coolFunction('one', ['two'], {three: 3}, 4); // logs: "is a duck", tick

installation

NodeJS

npm install quack

var quack = require('quack');

Browser

Download quack.js, quack.min.js, and quack.js.src, and add them to your project.

RequireJS (AMD)

require(['path/to/quack'], function(quack){
    // use quack here
});

Standard

<script src="path/to/quack.min.js"></script>

usage

quack takes two arguments, and returns a boolean (true if it validates)

• the expected signature (array or comma-separated string)
• the arguments (array or arguments object)

Two arrays:

quack(['string', 'number'], ['my string', 123]); // true

A string and arguments object:

var coolFunction = function(){
    return quack('string, number', arguments);
};
coolFunction('my string', 123); // true

validation types

• string: String (primitive)
• number: Number (primitive)
• boolean: Boolean (primitive)
• object: ECMAScript Object, including Array, Function, Object, RegExp, new Number(0), and new String('')
• array: Array (not including arguments object)
• function: Function
• date: Date object
• regexp: RegExp object
• arguments: arguments object

road map

• 0.1: DONE initial release, with string, number, object, & array (with tests)
• 0.2: DONE add function, date, regexp, arguments
• 0.3: DONE shorthand eg. '"", [], 1' short for 'string, array, number'
• 0.4: options: a third argument
  • throws boolean: throw an error if validation fails
  • console boolean: log to the console if validation fails
  • message string: a specific message for logged/thrown errors
• 0.5: types of arrays & object properties
  • '[]string': an array of strings
  • '[string, number]': specific types within an array
  • '{}string': an object with only string properties
  • '{val1: string, val2: number}': specific object property names and types
• 0.6: plain object type, with '{}' shorthand