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What is causing the error "Cannot set uncompiled validation rules without configuring a validator" in NodeJS?


Here's what I have so far.

'use strict';

const Hapi = require("@hapi/hapi");
const Joi = require("@hapi/joi")

const server = new Hapi.Server({ host: "0.0.0.0", port: 80 });

server.route({
    method: "POST",
    path: "/board",
    options: {
        validate: {
            payload: {
                name: Joi.object({
                    name: Joi.string().min(1).max(15)
                })
            }
        }
    },
    handler: async (request, h) => {
        // do stuff
    }
});

server.start();

This produces the error

Error: Cannot set uncompiled validation rules without configuring a validator
    at new module.exports (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\node_modules\@hapi\hoek\lib\error.js:23:19)
    at Object.module.exports [as assert] (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\node_modules\@hapi\hoek\lib\assert.js:20:11)
    at Object.exports.compile (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\node_modules\@hapi\hapi\lib\validation.js:48:10)
    at module.exports.internals.Route._setupValidation (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\node_modules\@hapi\hapi\lib\route.js:197:43)
    at new module.exports.internals.Route (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\node_modules\@hapi\hapi\lib\route.js:122:14)
    at internals.Server._addRoute (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\node_modules\@hapi\hapi\lib\server.js:498:23)
    at internals.Server.route (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\node_modules\@hapi\hapi\lib\server.js:491:22)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Fukatsumu\Desktop\projects\Textboard\index.js:37:8)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:956:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:973:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:812:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:724:14)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1025:10)
    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:11

I expected this to validate the request, but instead it's producing an error message that there are very few details on how to fix.


Solution

  • It should be

    'use strict';
    
    const Hapi = require("@hapi/hapi");
    const Joi = require("@hapi/joi")
    
    const server = new Hapi.Server({ host: "0.0.0.0", port: 80 });
    
    server.route({
        method: "POST",
        path: "/board",
        options: {
            validate: {
                payload: Joi.object({
                        name: Joi.string().min(1).max(15)
                    })
            }
        },
        handler: async (request, h) => {
            // do stuff
        }
    });
    
    server.start();
    

    payload: Joi.object({ name: Joi.string().min(1).max(15) })