respect-validation/docs/validators/Directory.md
Alexandre Gomes Gaigalas 16148e9593 Standardize and improve validation message templates
- Remove redundant "valid" prefix:
   Date, DateTime, DateTimeDiff, Domain, Email, Iban, Imei, Ip, Isbn, Json, LanguageCode, LeapDate, LeapYear, Luhn, MacAddress, NfeAccessKey, Nif, Nip, Pesel, Phone, Pis, PolishIdCard, PostalCode, Roman, Slug, Tld, Url, Uuid, Version.

 - Remove redundant "value" suffix
   ArrayVal, BoolVal, Countable, FloatVal, IntVal, IterableVal, NumericVal, ScalarVal, StringVal.

 - Standardize "consist only of" phrasing
   Alnum, Alpha, Cntrl, Consonant, Digit, Graph, Lowercase, Printable, Punct, Space, Spaced, Uppercase, Vowel, Xdigit.

 - Improve file accessibility messages
   Directory, Executable, File, Image, Readable, SymbolicLink, Writable.

 - Improve grammar and article usage
   CreditCard, Extension, Mimetype, Regex, Size.
2026-02-03 19:58:55 +00:00

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Directory

  • Directory()

Validates if the given path is a directory.

v::directory()->assert(__DIR__);
// Validation passes successfully

v::directory()->assert(__FILE__);
// → "/path/to/file" must be an accessible existing directory

This validator will consider SplFileInfo instances, so you can do something like:

v::directory()->assert(new SplFileInfo('src/'));
// Validation passes successfully

v::directory()->assert(dir('/'));
// Validation passes successfully

Templates

Directory::TEMPLATE_STANDARD

Mode Template
default {{subject}} must be an accessible existing directory
inverted {{subject}} must not be an accessible existing directory

Template placeholders

Placeholder Description
subject The validated input or the custom validator name (if specified).

Categorization

  • File system

Changelog

Version Description
3.0.0 Templates changed
2.0.0 Validates PHP's Directory class
0.4.4 Created

See Also