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docs: explain what distinguishes validate (+ comment audit) #11

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aneurin merged 4 commits from docs-positioning into main 2026-09-07 16:35:55 +00:00
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length.go
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@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
package validate
import "unicode/utf8"
var (
ErrMustBeLonger = NewError("must contain at least %d characters")
ErrMustBeShorter = NewError("must contain no more than %d characters")
)
aneurin commented 2026-09-07 13:13:30 +00:00
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The original intention was to measure text length. Does this make it more correct to measure runes rather than bytes?

The original intention was to measure text length. Does this make it more correct to measure runes rather than bytes?
// MaxLength validates that a string is no longer than a given maximum.
// Length is measured in bytes (len), not runes.
// Length is counted in runes, so multi-byte characters count as one.
func MaxLength(l int) func(string) error {
return func(value string) error {
if len(value) > l {
if utf8.RuneCountInString(value) > l {
return ErrMustBeShorter.With(l)
}
return nil
@@ -17,10 +19,10 @@ func MaxLength(l int) func(string) error {
}
// MinLength validates that a string is at least a given minimum length.
// Length is measured in bytes (len), not runes.
// Length is counted in runes, so multi-byte characters count as one.
func MinLength(l int) func(string) error {
return func(value string) error {
if len(value) < l {
if utf8.RuneCountInString(value) < l {
return ErrMustBeLonger.With(l)
}
return nil
length_test.go
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@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ func ExampleMinLength() {
func TestMaxLength(t *testing.T) {
testCases := map[int]map[string]error{
8: {"abcd": nil, "abcdefgh": nil, "abcd efg": nil, "abcdefghi": ErrMustBeShorter.With(8)},
8: {
"abcd": nil,
"abcdefgh": nil,
"abcd efg": nil,
"abcdéfgh": nil, // 8 runes, 9 bytes
"abcdefghi": ErrMustBeShorter.With(8),
"abcdéfghi": ErrMustBeShorter.With(8), // 9 runes, 10 bytes
},
}
for setup, values := range testCases {
@@ -41,7 +48,14 @@ func TestMaxLength(t *testing.T) {
func TestMinLength(t *testing.T) {
testCases := map[int]map[string]error{
8: {"abcd": ErrMustBeLonger.With(8), "abcdefgh": nil, "abcd efg": nil, "abcdefghi": nil},
8: {
"abcd": ErrMustBeLonger.With(8),
"abcdéfg": ErrMustBeLonger.With(8), // 7 runes, 8 bytes
"abcdefgh": nil,
"abcdéfgh": nil, // 8 runes, 9 bytes
"abcd efg": nil,
"abcdefghi": nil,
},
}
for setup, values := range testCases {