Assertions

The Xmf\Assert class provides the following assertions:

Type Assertions

Method

Description

string($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a string

stringNotEmpty($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a non-empty string

integer($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an integer

integerish($value, $message = '')

Check that a value casts to an integer

float($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a float

numeric($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is numeric

natural($value, $message= ''')

Check that a value is a non-negative integer

boolean($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a boolean

scalar($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a scalar

object($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an object

resource($value, $type = null, $message = '')

Check that a value is a resource

isCallable($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a callable

isArray($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an array

isTraversable($value, $message = '') (deprecated)

Check that a value is an array or a \Traversable

isIterable($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an array or a \Traversable

isCountable($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an array or a \Countable

isInstanceOf($value, $class, $message = '')

Check that a value is an instanceof a class

isInstanceOfAny($value, array $classes, $message = '')

Check that a value is an instanceof at least one class on the array of classes

notInstanceOf($value, $class, $message = '')

Check that a value is not an instanceof a class

isAOf($value, $class, $message = '')

Check that a value is of the class or has one of its parents

isAnyOf($value, array $classes, $message = '')

Check that a value is of at least one of the classes or has one of its parents

isNotA($value, $class, $message = '')

Check that a value is not of the class or has not one of its parents

isArrayAccessible($value, $message = '')

Check that a value can be accessed as an array

uniqueValues($values, $message = '')

Check that the given array contains unique values

Comparison Assertions

Method

Description

true($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is true

false($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is false

notFalse($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is not false

null($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is null

notNull($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is not null

isEmpty($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is empty()

notEmpty($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is not empty()

eq($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value equals another (==)

notEq($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value does not equal another (!=)

same($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value is identical to another (===)

notSame($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value is not identical to another (!==)

greaterThan($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value is greater than another

greaterThanEq($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value is greater than or equal to another

lessThan($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value is less than another

lessThanEq($value, $value2, $message = '')

Check that a value is less than or equal to another

range($value, $min, $max, $message = '')

Check that a value is within a range

inArray($value, array $values, $message = '')

Check that a value is one of a list of values

oneOf($value, array $values, $message = '')

Check that a value is one of a list of values (alias of inArray)

String Assertions

You should check that a value is a string with Assert::string() before making any of the following assertions.

Method

Description

contains($value, $subString, $message = '')

Check that a string contains a substring

notContains($value, $subString, $message = '')

Check that a string does not contain a substring

startsWith($value, $prefix, $message = '')

Check that a string has a prefix

notStartsWith($value, $prefix, $message = '')

Check that a string does not have a prefix

startsWithLetter($value, $message = '')

Check that a string starts with a letter

endsWith($value, $suffix, $message = '')

Check that a string has a suffix

notEndsWith($value, $suffix, $message = '')

Check that a string does not have a suffix

regex($value, $pattern, $message = '')

Check that a string matches a regular expression

notRegex($value, $pattern, $message = '')

Check that a string does not match a regular expression

unicodeLetters($value, $message = '')

Check that a string contains Unicode letters only

alpha($value, $message = '')

Check that a string contains letters only

digits($value, $message = '')

Check that a string contains digits only

alnum($value, $message = '')

Check that a string contains letters and digits only

lower($value, $message = '')

Check that a string contains lowercase characters only

upper($value, $message = '')

Check that a string contains uppercase characters only

length($value, $length, $message = '')

Check that a string has a certain number of characters

minLength($value, $min, $message = '')

Check that a string has at least a certain number of characters

maxLength($value, $max, $message = '')

Check that a string has at most a certain number of characters

lengthBetween($value, $min, $max, $message = '')

Check that a string has a length in the given range

uuid($value, $message = '')

Check that a string is a valid UUID

ip($value, $message = '')

Check that a string is a valid IP (either IPv4 or IPv6)

ipv4($value, $message = '')

Check that a string is a valid IPv4

ipv6($value, $message = '')

Check that a string is a valid IPv6

email($value, $message = '')

Check that a string is a valid e-mail address

notWhitespaceOnly($value, $message = '')

Check that a string contains at least one non-whitespace character

File Assertions

Method

Description

fileExists($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an existing path

file($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an existing file

directory($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an existing directory

readable($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a readable path

writable($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is a writable path

Object Assertions

Method

Description

classExists($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an existing class name

subclassOf($value, $class, $message = '')

Check that a class is a subclass of another

interfaceExists($value, $message = '')

Check that a value is an existing interface name

implementsInterface($value, $class, $message = '')

Check that a class implements an interface

propertyExists($value, $property, $message = '')

Check that a property exists in a class/object

propertyNotExists($value, $property, $message = '')

Check that a property does not exist in a class/object

methodExists($value, $method, $message = '')

Check that a method exists in a class/object

methodNotExists($value, $method, $message = '')

Check that a method does not exist in a class/object

Array Assertions

Method

Description

keyExists($array, $key, $message = '')

Check that a key exists in an array

keyNotExists($array, $key, $message = '')

Check that a key does not exist in an array

validArrayKey($key, $message = '')

Check that a value is a valid array key (int or string)

count($array, $number, $message = '')

Check that an array contains a specific number of elements

minCount($array, $min, $message = '')

Check that an array contains at least a certain number of elements

maxCount($array, $max, $message = '')

Check that an array contains at most a certain number of elements

countBetween($array, $min, $max, $message = '')

Check that an array has a count in the given range

isList($array, $message = '')

Check that an array is a non-associative list

isNonEmptyList($array, $message = '')

Check that an array is a non-associative list, and not empty

isMap($array, $message = '')

Check that an array is associative and has strings as keys

isNonEmptyMap($array, $message = '')

Check that an array is associative and has strings as keys, and is not empty

Function Assertions

Method

Description

throws($closure, $class, $message = '')

Check that a function throws a certain exception. Subclasses of the exception class will be accepted.

Collection Assertions

All of the above assertions can be prefixed with all*() to test the contents of an array or a \Traversable:

Assert::allIsInstanceOf($employees, 'Acme\Employee');

Nullable Assertions

All of the above assertions can be prefixed with nullOr*() to run the assertion only if it the value is not null:

Assert::nullOrString($middleName, 'The middle name must be a string or null. Got: %s');

Credits

Xmf\Assert depends on webmozart/assert

This documentation is derived from the webmozart/assert documentation which is licensed as follows:

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014 Bernhard Schussek

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