Validate property string values with regex | Avo Feature Requests

Validate property string values with regex

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Solvi Logason

I have a property value that should be on the format \d+.\d+.\d+.\d+. If anything else is passed in I'd like to get a validation error.

September 20, 2019

Hugi Hlynsson

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You can now add a Regex validation to your properties. See more in our latest changelog entry: https://avo.canny.io/changelog/enhanced-property-validation

Svala Hjörleifsdóttir

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Svala Hjörleifsdóttir

We are excited to announce that we are now working on Regex validation for string properties. We would greatly appreciate your feedback and input in to our designs for this feature. Here is a link where you can book a user interview to talk about Regex if you can find the time next week: https://calendly.com/avohq/event-variants-feedback

Solvi Logason

Quick question here: When you're documenting regex rules for property values, what flavor do you prefer (JavaScript, PCRE, PCRE2, ...something else)? Seems like JavaScript is what the JSON Schema standard follows, but curious to see if there are any other preferences out there!

Tom2

Solvi Logason following the JSON Schema standard feels like the most sensible option - given that that is the most common way of validating events!

Giorgio

I'd love this but, if Inspector only checks the schema, what Avo component would be in charge of verifying the value format?

SteveF

Giorgio: would be clientside validation not serverside with avo

Erik

Yes regex validation for property values makes a ton of sense.

Nathan

yeah desperately need this feature

Simon White

+1 for regex and common patterns (ISO currency and country codes would be great)

Jay Stevens

Would also be insanely useful to have common regex templates available as well - i.e. Date-formatted string, phone #, email address, etc.