api/middleware/parentValidation.js
const { checkInit, checkUpdate } = require('../../lib/validationCheckers');
const fields = ['Name', 'Email', 'PIN'];
/**
* A custom middleware that checks to ensure the data passed in is valid before
* attempting to send it to the database. This allows for better error messages
* to be sent back to the client by resolving the API call to a 400 if the data
* is incorrectly formatted. If the data is correct, the server will move on to
* the actual POST router.
* @param {Object} req the server request object
* @param {Object} res the server response object
* @param {Function} next a function that will continue to the next middleware
*/
const parentValidation = (...r) => {
// Pull the task sent in the request body
checkInit(...r, fields, 'Parent');
};
/**
* A custom middleware that checks to ensure the data passed in is valid before
* attempting to send it to the database. This allows for better error messages
* to be sent back to the client by resolving the API call to a 400 if the data
* passed in doesn't contain any valid fields for Parent data. If the data is
* correct, the server will move on to the actual PUT router.
* @param {Object} req the server request object
* @param {Object} res the server response object
* @param {Function} next a function that will continue to the next middleware
*/
const parentUpdateValidation = (...r) => {
// pull the changes sent in the request body
checkUpdate(...r, fields, 'Parent');
};
module.exports = {
parentValidation,
parentUpdateValidation,
};