ValidatesHostname¶ ↑

• Source: github.com/KimNorgaard/validates_hostname

• Bugs: github.com/KimNorgaard/validates_hostname/issues

Extension to ActiveRecord::Base for validating hostnames and domain names.

• Adds validation for hostnames to ActiveModel

• Supports I18n for the error messages

As plugin (from master)

rails plugin install git://github.com/KimNorgaard/validates_hostname.git

As gem

# in Gemfile
gem 'validates_hostname', '~> 1.0'

# Run bundler
$ bundle install

• maximum length of hostname is 255 characters

• maximum length of each hostname label is 63 characters

• characters allowed in hostname labels are a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and hyphen

• labels do not begin or end with a hyphen

• labels do not consist of numeric values only

• option to allow for underscores in hostname labels

• option to require that the last label is a valid TLD (ie. require that the name is a FQDN)

• option to allow numeric values in the first label of the hostname (exception: the hostname cannot consist of a single numeric label)

• option to specify a list of valid TLDs

• options to allow for wildcard hostname in first label (for use with DNS)

See also www.zytrax.com/books/dns/apa/names.html

Simple usage

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :name, :hostname => true
end

With options

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :name, :hostname => { OPTIONS }
end

• :allow_underscore => false

• :require_valid_tld => false

• :valid_tlds => Array of allowed TLDs (can only be used with :require_fqdn => true)

• :allow_numeric_hostname => false

Without options

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :host, :hostname => true
end

>> @record = Record.new :name => 'horse'
>> @record.save
=> true

>> @record2 = Record.new :name => '_horse'
>> @record2.save
=> false

With :allow_underscore

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :name, :hostname => { :allow_underscore => true }
end

>> @record3 = Record.new :name => '_horse'
>> @record3.save
=> true

With :require_valid_tld

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :name, :hostname => { :require_valid_tld => true }
end

>> @record4 = Record.new :name => 'horse'
>> @record4.save
=> false

>> @record5 = Record.new :name => 'horse.com'
>> @record5.save
=> true

With :valid_tlds

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :name, :hostname => { :require_valid_tld, :valid_tlds => %w(com org net) }
end

>> @record6 = Record.new :name => 'horse.info'
>> @record6.save
=> false

With :allow_numeric_hostname

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :name, :hostname => { :allow_numeric_hostname => false }
end

>> @record7 = Record.new :name => '123.info'
>> @record7.save
=> false

With :allow_wildcard_hostname

class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :name, :hostname => { :allow_wildcard_hostname => true }
end

>> @record8 = Record.new :name => '*.123.info'
>> @record8.save
=> true

A few extra validators are included.

• sets require_valid_tld => true

• sets allow_numeric_hostname => true

• returns error if there is only one label and this label is numeric

• sets require_valid_tld => true

• sets allow_wildcard_hostname => true

Using the I18n system to define new defaults:

en:
  errors:
    messages:
      invalid_label_length: "label must be between 1 and 63 characters long"
      label_begins_or_ends_with_hyphen: "label begins or ends with a hyphen"
      hostname_label_is_numeric: "unqualified hostname part cannot consist of numeric values only"
      single_numeric_hostname_label: "hostnames cannot consist of a single numeric label"
      label_contains_invalid_characters: "label contains invalid characters (valid characters: [%{valid_chars}])"
      invalid_hostname_length: "hostname must be between 1 and 255 characters long"
      tld_is_invalid: "tld of hostname is invalid"

The %{valid_chars} signifies the range of valid characters allowed in labels.

It is highly recommended you use the I18n system for error messages.

• Kim Nørgaard

Copyright © 2009-2011 Kim Norgaard, released under the MIT license