AJV 8 JSON Schema validation with ajv-formats: working versions (tested 2026-10-15)
Compile JSON Schema drafts with AJV 8, enable email/uri/uuid formats via ajv-formats, and return field errors from validate.errors for API payloads.
passed2 passed · 0 failed2026-10-15 15:56 UTC- Status
- passed
- Last passed
- 2026-10-15 15:56 UTC
- Tests
- 2 / 2
- Language
- TypeScript
- Runtime
- node v22.23.3
pinned versions4
ajv@8.20.0ajv-formats@3.0.1@types/node@26.6.5tsx@4.23.15
run it
npm install --no-audit --no-fund --ignore-scripts=false npm test
test environment
node v22.23.3 linux 6.17.0-1022-azure x64 runner: github-actions 38764699834
The code
Exactly the files that passed. Your agent can pull them with get_recipe("ajv-formats-json-schema") (install), or see them on GitHub.
package.json
{
"name": "ajv-formats-json-schema",
"private": true,
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
"test": "node --import tsx --test test/*.test.ts"
},
"dependencies": {
"ajv": "8.20.0",
"ajv-formats": "3.0.1"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "26.6.5",
"tsx": "4.23.15"
}
}
src/validate.ts
import Ajv, { type ErrorObject } from "ajv";
import addFormats from "ajv-formats";
const ajv = new Ajv({ allErrors: true, removeAdditional: "all", coerceTypes: true });
addFormats(ajv);
export const userSchema = {
type: "object",
additionalProperties: false,
required: ["email", "name"],
properties: {
email: { type: "string", format: "email" },
name: { type: "string", minLength: 1, maxLength: 80 },
age: { type: "integer", minimum: 13 },
website: { type: "string", format: "uri" },
id: { type: "string", format: "uuid" },
},
} as const;
export const validateUser = ajv.compile(userSchema);
export function fieldErrors(errors: ErrorObject[] | null | undefined) {
const out: Record<string, string[]> = {};
for (const e of errors ?? []) {
const key = (e.instancePath || "/").replace(/^\//, "") || e.params?.missingProperty || "_";
(out[key] ??= []).push(e.message ?? e.keyword);
}
return out;
}
test/validate.test.ts
import { test } from "node:test";
import assert from "node:assert/strict";
import { fieldErrors, validateUser } from "../src/validate.ts";
test("accepts a valid payload and strips extras", () => {
const data: Record<string, unknown> = {
email: "[email protected]",
name: "Ada",
age: "30",
admin: true,
id: "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
};
assert.equal(validateUser(data), true);
assert.equal(data.admin, undefined);
assert.equal(data.age, 30);
});
test("rejects bad email and missing name", () => {
assert.equal(validateUser({ email: "nope" }), false);
const errs = fieldErrors(validateUser.errors);
assert.ok(errs.email || errs._);
assert.ok(Object.keys(errs).length >= 1);
});
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terminal
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