v5.0.3

• Don't set undefined values into request when validated key does not exist

v5.0.2

• #521 - typescript: add standard sanitizers back to legacy's sanization chain interface

v5.0.1

• #525, #528 - typescript: add exists to the schema definition

v5.0.0

No more new features will be added to the legacy API! Only bug fixes will be accepted.

BREAKING CHANGES 💥

• #461 - check: sanitizers now persist the sanitized value back to the request. This was previously only the case for sanitizers used from the filter API
• #463 - check: standard validators will now use an array's first item only
• @types/express dependency removed; if you're using express, you must install this yourself now

New features ✨

• #433, #511, #512 - check: bring schema support back with new checkSchema() function
• #445, #481, #516 - check, filter: add support for custom sanitizers via .customSanitizer() chain function
• #466, #469, #489, #498 - check: accept dynamic message creator function in .withMessage()
• #474 - check: add validationResult.withDefaults() which can create a validationResult function with default options set
• check, filter: build custom check/sanitize functions with buildCheckFunction or buildSanitizeFunction, respectively

Other changes 🐛

• #444 - check: make custom validators that resolve a promise succeed without needing to return a truthy value
• #458, #492 - check: partially fix wildcard issues with inexistent fields
• #414, #484 - docs: further describe when and how to use wildcards
• #462 - docs: add .formatWith() example
• #483 - docs: fix locations accepted in matchedData()
• #482 - filter: make oneOf() and matchedData() work together
• #496 - Revamp TypeScript support in the library
• Update validator to v9.4.0

v4.3.0

• #434, #446 - check: accept subgroups of validations
• #447, #453 - filter: list locations to get data from when using matchedData()
• #441 - Add nullable option to .optional()

v4.2.2

⚠️ Incorrectly tagged version. Not published to npm.

v4.2.1

• #425 - Don't sanitize non-string values

v4.2.0

• #299 - legacy: use pretty message when validator used in schema doesn't exist
• #401 - typescript: set withMessage() arg type to any
• #406 - docs: fix req.asyncValidationErrors() return value description
• #410 - docs: don't show .throw() without try..catch
• #411 - check: make validationResult work even though no validators ran
• check: add sanitization chain methods
• filter: add standalone sanitization middleware
• Remove deprecation warnings from legacy APIs
• Update validator to v8.2.0

v4.1.1

• #398, #403 - don't fail when .withMessage() is called without any validator
• #399 - check: convert value to string just like in v3 (undefined, null, NaN, [] => '')
• #400 - check: use any rejection cause as error message
• #401 - legacy: restore support for non-string error messages

v4.1.0

• #392, #393 - Add .formatWith(formatter) to the validation result API
• #390 - Add .exists() to the TypeScript typings