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%% @author Marc Worrell <marc@worrell.nl>
%% @copyright 2009-2026 Marc Worrell
%% @doc Validator for checking if the input is the same as another input.
%% @end
%% Copyright 2009-2026 Marc Worrell
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-module(validator_base_confirmation).
-moduledoc("
Check if two inputs are the same.
Useful when a form requires double entry of a password or e-mail address to prevent typos.
Accepts an additional parameter name with the name of the other input field.
For example:
```django
<input type=\"password\" id=\"password\" name=\"password\" value=\"\" />
<input type=\"password\" id=\"password2\" name=\"password2\" value=\"\" />
{% validate id=\"password\" type={confirmation match=\"password2\"} %}
```
Arguments
---------
| Argument | Description | Example |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| match | The id of the input field that should have the same value. | `match=\"field1\"` |
| failure\\\\_message | Message to be shown when the two fields are unequal. Defaults to “Does not match.” | `failure_message=\"Please retry.\"` |
See also
[Forms and validation](/id/doc_developerguide_forms_and_validation#guide-validators)").
-include_lib("zotonic_core/include/zotonic.hrl").
-export([render_validator/5, validate/5]).
render_validator(confirmation, TriggerId, _TargetId, Args, _Context) ->
MatchField = proplists:get_value(match, Args),
JsObject = z_utils:js_object(z_validation:rename_args(Args)),
Script = [<<"z_add_validator(\"">>,TriggerId,<<"\", \"confirmation\", ">>, JsObject, <<");\n">>],
{[MatchField], Script}.
-spec validate(term(), term(), term(), list(), z:context()) ->
{{ok, term()}, z:context()} | {{error, term(), term()}, z:context()}.
%% Error = invalid | novalue | {script, Script}
validate(confirmation, Id, Value, [MatchField], Context) ->
MatchValue = z_validation:get_q(MatchField, Context),
if
MatchValue =:= Value -> {{ok, Value}, Context};
true -> {{error, Id, invalid}, Context}
end.