carono/yii2-rule-helper

Yii2 helper for working with model validation rules and validators. Provides methods to check if validators are applied to model attributes and get validator short names

1.0.0 2025-08-26 14:02 UTC

Requires

• php: ^7.4 || 8.*
• yiisoft/yii2: ^2.0

MIT

• Alexander Kasyanov

• extension
• yii2

README

A lightweight helper module for Yii2 framework that provides utility methods for working with model validation rules and validators.

Installation

The preferred way to install this extension is through composer.

Either run:

composer require carono/yii2-rule-helper

or add:

"carono/yii2-rule-helper": "*"

to the require section of your composer.json file.

Requirements

• PHP 7.1 or higher
• Yii2 framework

Usage

RuleHelper::getValidatorShortName($validator)

Gets the short name of a validator from Yii2's built-in validators.

use carono\yii2\helpers\RuleHelper;

// Returns 'required'
$shortName = RuleHelper::getValidatorShortName('yii\validators\RequiredValidator');

// Returns 'string'
$shortName = RuleHelper::getValidatorShortName('yii\validators\StringValidator');

// Returns null for non-built-in validators
$shortName = RuleHelper::getValidatorShortName('app\validators\CustomValidator');

RuleHelper::haveValidator($model, string $attribute, $validator)

Checks if a model has a specific validator applied to a given attribute.

use carono\yii2\helpers\RuleHelper;
use app\models\User;

// Using validator class name
$hasRequired = RuleHelper::haveValidator(User::class, 'username', 'yii\validators\RequiredValidator');

// Using validator short name
$hasString = RuleHelper::haveValidator($userModel, 'email', 'string');

// Using validator instance (for custom validators)
$customValidator = new CustomValidator();
$hasCustom = RuleHelper::haveValidator($userModel, 'custom_field', $customValidator);

Parameters

• $model: Can be either a Model instance or a class name that extends yii\base\Model
• $attribute: The attribute name to check
• $validator: Can be:
  • Validator class name (e.g., 'yii\validators\RequiredValidator')
  • Validator short name (e.g., 'required', 'string')
  • Validator instance

Return Value

Returns true if the specified validator is applied to the given attribute, false otherwise.

Examples

Checking for specific validators

class User extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
{
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            [['username', 'email'], 'required'],
            ['email', 'email'],
            ['username', 'string', 'max' => 255],
        ];
    }
}

// Check validators
$hasRequired = RuleHelper::haveValidator(User::class, 'username', 'required'); // true
$hasEmailValidator = RuleHelper::haveValidator(User::class, 'email', 'email'); // true
$hasNumberValidator = RuleHelper::haveValidator(User::class, 'username', 'number'); // false

Using in controller or component

public function actionCheckValidators($id)
{
    $user = User::findOne($id);
    
    if (RuleHelper::haveValidator($user, 'email', 'required')) {
        // Handle required email field
    }
    
    if (RuleHelper::haveValidator($user, 'username', 'string')) {
        // Handle string validation for username
    }
}

License

MIT

Support

If you have any questions or issues, please create an issue on GitHub.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.