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@ThomasCode92 ThomasCode92 commented Dec 15, 2025

🧭 Overview

This PR introduces a comprehensive form validation system for web applications, demonstrating how to create reusable validation logic and integrate it seamlessly into HTTP handlers with complete test coverage.

✨ What's New?

  • 📝 Form Validation Framework: Created forms.go with a complete validation system including field checking, required field validation, and custom validation rules.
  • 🧪 Comprehensive Test Suite: Implemented forms_test.go with tests covering all validation scenarios and edge cases.
  • 🔧 Handler Integration: Enhanced the Login handler to validate email and password fields before processing.
  • 🔍 Error Management: Built an error system that accumulates multiple validation errors per field.
  • 🎯 Reusable Components: Designed validation logic to be easily reused across different handlers and forms.

💡 Key Learning Points

  • ✅ Writing tests for form validation logic with comprehensive edge case coverage
  • 🛠️ Building reusable validation components that separate concerns
  • 🔗 Integrating validation into HTTP handlers without tight coupling
  • 📊 Managing and retrieving field-specific validation errors
  • 🧩 Using httptest package to simulate realistic HTTP request scenarios

@ThomasCode92 ThomasCode92 changed the title Form Validation Testing Testing Validation Dec 16, 2025
@ThomasCode92 ThomasCode92 merged commit 766b155 into main Dec 16, 2025
@ThomasCode92 ThomasCode92 deleted the testing-validation branch December 16, 2025 20:13
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