Validation.php

<?php
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namespace Cake\Validation;

use Cake\I18n\Time;
use Cake\Utility\Text;
use DateTimeInterface;
use InvalidArgumentException;
use LogicException;
use NumberFormatter;
use Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface;
use RuntimeException;

/**
 * Validation Class. Used for validation of model data
 *
 * Offers different validation methods.
 */
class Validation
{

    /**
     * Default locale
     *
     * @var string
     */
    const DEFAULT_LOCALE = 'en_US';

    /**
     * Some complex patterns needed in multiple places
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected static $_pattern = [
        'hostname' => '(?:[_\p{L}0-9][-_\p{L}0-9]*\.)*(?:[\p{L}0-9][-\p{L}0-9]{0,62})\.(?:(?:[a-z]{2}\.)?[a-z]{2,})',
        'latitude' => '[-+]?([1-8]?\d(\.\d+)?|90(\.0+)?)',
        'longitude' => '[-+]?(180(\.0+)?|((1[0-7]\d)|([1-9]?\d))(\.\d+)?)',
    ];

    /**
     * Holds an array of errors messages set in this class.
     * These are used for debugging purposes
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public static $errors = [];

    /**
     * Backwards compatibility wrapper for Validation::notBlank().
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check.
     * @return bool Success.
     * @deprecated 3.0.2 Use Validation::notBlank() instead.
     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::notBlank()
     */
    public static function notEmpty($check)
    {
        trigger_error('Validation::notEmpty() is deprecated. Use Validation::notBlank() instead.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);

        return static::notBlank($check);
    }

    /**
     * Checks that a string contains something other than whitespace
     *
     * Returns true if string contains something other than whitespace
     *
     * $check can be passed as an array:
     * ['check' => 'valueToCheck'];
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function notBlank($check)
    {
        if (empty($check) && $check !== '0' && $check !== 0) {
            return false;
        }

        return static::_check($check, '/[^\s]+/m');
    }

    /**
     * Checks that a string contains only integer or letters
     *
     * Returns true if string contains only integer or letters
     *
     * $check can be passed as an array:
     * ['check' => 'valueToCheck'];
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function alphaNumeric($check)
    {
        if (empty($check) && $check !== '0') {
            return false;
        }

        return self::_check($check, '/^[\p{Ll}\p{Lm}\p{Lo}\p{Lt}\p{Lu}\p{Nd}]+$/Du');
    }

    /**
     * Checks that a string length is within specified range.
     * Spaces are included in the character count.
     * Returns true if string matches value min, max, or between min and max,
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check for length
     * @param int $min Minimum value in range (inclusive)
     * @param int $max Maximum value in range (inclusive)
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function lengthBetween($check, $min, $max)
    {
        if (!is_string($check)) {
            return false;
        }
        $length = mb_strlen($check);

        return ($length >= $min && $length <= $max);
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if field is left blank -OR- only whitespace characters are present in its value
     * Whitespace characters include Space, Tab, Carriage Return, Newline
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check
     * @return bool Success
     * @deprecated 3.0.2
     */
    public static function blank($check)
    {
        trigger_error('Validation::blank() is deprecated.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);

        return !static::_check($check, '/[^\\s]/');
    }

    /**
     * Validation of credit card numbers.
     * Returns true if $check is in the proper credit card format.
     *
     * @param string|array $check credit card number to validate
     * @param string|array $type 'all' may be passed as a string, defaults to fast which checks format of most major credit cards
     *    if an array is used only the values of the array are checked.
     *    Example: ['amex', 'bankcard', 'maestro']
     * @param bool $deep set to true this will check the Luhn algorithm of the credit card.
     * @param string|null $regex A custom regex can also be passed, this will be used instead of the defined regex values
     * @return bool Success
     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::luhn()
     */
    public static function cc($check, $type = 'fast', $deep = false, $regex = null)
    {
        if (!is_scalar($check)) {
            return false;
        }

        $check = str_replace(['-', ' '], '', $check);
        if (mb_strlen($check) < 13) {
            return false;
        }

        if ($regex !== null) {
            if (static::_check($check, $regex)) {
                return !$deep || static::luhn($check);
            }
        }
        $cards = [
            'all' => [
                'amex' => '/^3[4|7]\\d{13}$/',
                'bankcard' => '/^56(10\\d\\d|022[1-5])\\d{10}$/',
                'diners' => '/^(?:3(0[0-5]|[68]\\d)\\d{11})|(?:5[1-5]\\d{14})$/',
                'disc' => '/^(?:6011|650\\d)\\d{12}$/',
                'electron' => '/^(?:417500|4917\\d{2}|4913\\d{2})\\d{10}$/',
                'enroute' => '/^2(?:014|149)\\d{11}$/',
                'jcb' => '/^(3\\d{4}|2100|1800)\\d{11}$/',
                'maestro' => '/^(?:5020|6\\d{3})\\d{12}$/',
                'mc' => '/^(5[1-5]\\d{14})|(2(?:22[1-9]|2[3-9][0-9]|[3-6][0-9]{2}|7[0-1][0-9]|720)\\d{12})$/',
                'solo' => '/^(6334[5-9][0-9]|6767[0-9]{2})\\d{10}(\\d{2,3})?$/',
                'switch' => '/^(?:49(03(0[2-9]|3[5-9])|11(0[1-2]|7[4-9]|8[1-2])|36[0-9]{2})\\d{10}(\\d{2,3})?)|(?:564182\\d{10}(\\d{2,3})?)|(6(3(33[0-4][0-9])|759[0-9]{2})\\d{10}(\\d{2,3})?)$/',
                'visa' => '/^4\\d{12}(\\d{3})?$/',
                'voyager' => '/^8699[0-9]{11}$/'
            ],
            'fast' => '/^(?:4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?|5[1-5][0-9]{14}|6011[0-9]{12}|3(?:0[0-5]|[68][0-9])[0-9]{11}|3[47][0-9]{13})$/'
        ];

        if (is_array($type)) {
            foreach ($type as $value) {
                $regex = $cards['all'][strtolower($value)];

                if (static::_check($check, $regex)) {
                    return static::luhn($check);
                }
            }
        } elseif ($type === 'all') {
            foreach ($cards['all'] as $value) {
                $regex = $value;

                if (static::_check($check, $regex)) {
                    return static::luhn($check);
                }
            }
        } else {
            $regex = $cards['fast'];

            if (static::_check($check, $regex)) {
                return static::luhn($check);
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Used to check the count of a given value of type array or Countable.
     *
     * @param array|\Countable $check The value to check the count on.
     * @param string $operator Can be either a word or operand
     *    is greater >, is less <, greater or equal >=
     *    less or equal <=, is less <, equal to ==, not equal !=
     * @param int $expectedCount The expected count value.
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function numElements($check, $operator, $expectedCount)
    {
        if (!is_array($check) && !$check instanceof \Countable) {
            return false;
        }

        return self::comparison(count($check), $operator, $expectedCount);
    }

    /**
     * Used to compare 2 numeric values.
     *
     * @param string $check1 if string is passed for, a string must also be passed for $check2
     *    used as an array it must be passed as ['check1' => value, 'operator' => 'value', 'check2' => value]
     * @param string $operator Can be either a word or operand
     *    is greater >, is less <, greater or equal >=
     *    less or equal <=, is less <, equal to ==, not equal !=
     * @param int $check2 only needed if $check1 is a string
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function comparison($check1, $operator, $check2)
    {
        if ((float)$check1 != $check1) {
            return false;
        }

        $operator = str_replace([' ', "\t", "\n", "\r", "\0", "\x0B"], '', strtolower($operator));
        switch ($operator) {
            case 'isgreater':
            case '>':
                if ($check1 > $check2) {
                    return true;
                }
                break;
            case 'isless':
            case '<':
                if ($check1 < $check2) {
                    return true;
                }
                break;
            case 'greaterorequal':
            case '>=':
                if ($check1 >= $check2) {
                    return true;
                }
                break;
            case 'lessorequal':
            case '<=':
                if ($check1 <= $check2) {
                    return true;
                }
                break;
            case 'equalto':
            case '==':
                if ($check1 == $check2) {
                    return true;
                }
                break;
            case 'notequal':
            case '!=':
                if ($check1 != $check2) {
                    return true;
                }
                break;
            default:
                static::$errors[] = 'You must define the $operator parameter for Validation::comparison()';
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Compare one field to another.
     *
     * If both fields have exactly the same value this method will return true.
     *
     * @param mixed $check The value to find in $field.
     * @param string $field The field to check $check against. This field must be present in $context.
     * @param array $context The validation context.
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function compareWith($check, $field, $context)
    {
        if (!isset($context['data'][$field])) {
            return false;
        }

        return $context['data'][$field] === $check;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a string contains one or more non-alphanumeric characters.
     *
     * Returns true if string contains at least the specified number of non-alphanumeric characters
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @param int $count Number of non-alphanumerics to check for
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function containsNonAlphaNumeric($check, $count = 1)
    {
        if (!is_scalar($check)) {
            return false;
        }

        $matches = preg_match_all('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/', $check);

        return $matches >= $count;
    }

    /**
     * Used when a custom regular expression is needed.
     *
     * @param string|array $check When used as a string, $regex must also be a valid regular expression.
     *    As and array: ['check' => value, 'regex' => 'valid regular expression']
     * @param string|null $regex If $check is passed as a string, $regex must also be set to valid regular expression
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function custom($check, $regex = null)
    {
        if ($regex === null) {
            static::$errors[] = 'You must define a regular expression for Validation::custom()';

            return false;
        }

        return static::_check($check, $regex);
    }

    /**
     * Date validation, determines if the string passed is a valid date.
     * keys that expect full month, day and year will validate leap years.
     *
     * Years are valid from 1800 to 2999.
     *
     * ### Formats:
     *
     * - `dmy` 27-12-2006 or 27-12-06 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
     * - `mdy` 12-27-2006 or 12-27-06 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
     * - `ymd` 2006-12-27 or 06-12-27 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
     * - `dMy` 27 December 2006 or 27 Dec 2006
     * - `Mdy` December 27, 2006 or Dec 27, 2006 comma is optional
     * - `My` December 2006 or Dec 2006
     * - `my` 12/2006 or 12/06 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
     * - `ym` 2006/12 or 06/12 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
     * - `y` 2006 just the year without any separators
     *
     * @param string|\DateTimeInterface $check a valid date string/object
     * @param string|array $format Use a string or an array of the keys above.
     *    Arrays should be passed as ['dmy', 'mdy', etc]
     * @param string|null $regex If a custom regular expression is used this is the only validation that will occur.
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function date($check, $format = 'ymd', $regex = null)
    {
        if ($check instanceof DateTimeInterface) {
            return true;
        }
        if (is_object($check)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (is_array($check)) {
            $check = static::_getDateString($check);
            $format = 'ymd';
        }

        if ($regex !== null) {
            return static::_check($check, $regex);
        }
        $month = '(0[123456789]|10|11|12)';
        $separator = '([- /.])';
        $fourDigitYear = '(([1][8-9][0-9][0-9])|([2][0-9][0-9][0-9]))';
        $twoDigitYear = '([0-9]{2})';
        $year = '(?:' . $fourDigitYear . '|' . $twoDigitYear . ')';

        $regex['dmy'] = '%^(?:(?:31(\\/|-|\\.|\\x20)(?:0?[13578]|1[02]))\\1|(?:(?:29|30)' .
            $separator . '(?:0?[1,3-9]|1[0-2])\\2))(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?\\d{2})$|^(?:29' .
            $separator . '0?2\\3(?:(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?(?:0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|(?:(?:16|[2468][048]|[3579][26])00))))$|^(?:0?[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])' .
            $separator . '(?:(?:0?[1-9])|(?:1[0-2]))\\4(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?\\d{2})$%';

        $regex['mdy'] = '%^(?:(?:(?:0?[13578]|1[02])(\\/|-|\\.|\\x20)31)\\1|(?:(?:0?[13-9]|1[0-2])' .
            $separator . '(?:29|30)\\2))(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?\\d{2})$|^(?:0?2' . $separator . '29\\3(?:(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?(?:0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|(?:(?:16|[2468][048]|[3579][26])00))))$|^(?:(?:0?[1-9])|(?:1[0-2]))' .
            $separator . '(?:0?[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])\\4(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?\\d{2})$%';

        $regex['ymd'] = '%^(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?(?:0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|(?:(?:16|[2468][048]|[3579][26])00)))' .
            $separator . '(?:0?2\\1(?:29)))|(?:(?:(?:1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)?\\d{2})' .
            $separator . '(?:(?:(?:0?[13578]|1[02])\\2(?:31))|(?:(?:0?[1,3-9]|1[0-2])\\2(29|30))|(?:(?:0?[1-9])|(?:1[0-2]))\\2(?:0?[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8]))))$%';

        $regex['dMy'] = '/^((31(?!\\ (Feb(ruary)?|Apr(il)?|June?|(Sep(?=\\b|t)t?|Nov)(ember)?)))|((30|29)(?!\\ Feb(ruary)?))|(29(?=\\ Feb(ruary)?\\ (((1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)(0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|((16|[2468][048]|[3579][26])00)))))|(0?[1-9])|1\\d|2[0-8])\\ (Jan(uary)?|Feb(ruary)?|Ma(r(ch)?|y)|Apr(il)?|Ju((ly?)|(ne?))|Aug(ust)?|Oct(ober)?|(Sep(?=\\b|t)t?|Nov|Dec)(ember)?)\\ ((1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)\\d{2})$/';

        $regex['Mdy'] = '/^(?:(((Jan(uary)?|Ma(r(ch)?|y)|Jul(y)?|Aug(ust)?|Oct(ober)?|Dec(ember)?)\\ 31)|((Jan(uary)?|Ma(r(ch)?|y)|Apr(il)?|Ju((ly?)|(ne?))|Aug(ust)?|Oct(ober)?|(Sep)(tember)?|(Nov|Dec)(ember)?)\\ (0?[1-9]|([12]\\d)|30))|(Feb(ruary)?\\ (0?[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8]|(29(?=,?\\ ((1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)(0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|((16|[2468][048]|[3579][26])00)))))))\\,?\\ ((1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)\\d{2}))$/';

        $regex['My'] = '%^(Jan(uary)?|Feb(ruary)?|Ma(r(ch)?|y)|Apr(il)?|Ju((ly?)|(ne?))|Aug(ust)?|Oct(ober)?|(Sep(?=\\b|t)t?|Nov|Dec)(ember)?)' .
            $separator . '((1[6-9]|[2-9]\\d)\\d{2})$%';

        $regex['my'] = '%^(' . $month . $separator . $year . ')$%';
        $regex['ym'] = '%^(' . $year . $separator . $month . ')$%';
        $regex['y'] = '%^(' . $fourDigitYear . ')$%';

        $format = (is_array($format)) ? array_values($format) : [$format];
        foreach ($format as $key) {
            if (static::_check($check, $regex[$key]) === true) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Validates a datetime value
     *
     * All values matching the "date" core validation rule, and the "time" one will be valid
     *
     * @param string|\DateTimeInterface $check Value to check
     * @param string|array $dateFormat Format of the date part. See Validation::date() for more information.
     * @param string|null $regex Regex for the date part. If a custom regular expression is used this is the only validation that will occur.
     * @return bool True if the value is valid, false otherwise
     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::date()
     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::time()
     */
    public static function datetime($check, $dateFormat = 'ymd', $regex = null)
    {
        if ($check instanceof DateTimeInterface) {
            return true;
        }
        if (is_object($check)) {
            return false;
        }
        $valid = false;
        if (is_array($check)) {
            $check = static::_getDateString($check);
            $dateFormat = 'ymd';
        }
        $parts = explode(' ', $check);
        if (!empty($parts) && count($parts) > 1) {
            $date = rtrim(array_shift($parts), ',');
            $time = implode(' ', $parts);
            $valid = static::date($date, $dateFormat, $regex) && static::time($time);
        }

        return $valid;
    }

    /**
     * Time validation, determines if the string passed is a valid time.
     * Validates time as 24hr (HH:MM) or am/pm ([H]H:MM[a|p]m)
     * Does not allow/validate seconds.
     *
     * @param string|\DateTimeInterface $check a valid time string/object
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function time($check)
    {
        if ($check instanceof DateTimeInterface) {
            return true;
        }
        if (is_array($check)) {
            $check = static::_getDateString($check);
        }

        return static::_check($check, '%^((0?[1-9]|1[012])(:[0-5]\d){0,2} ?([AP]M|[ap]m))$|^([01]\d|2[0-3])(:[0-5]\d){0,2}$%');
    }

    /**
     * Date and/or time string validation.
     * Uses `I18n::Time` to parse the date. This means parsing is locale dependent.
     *
     * @param string|\DateTime $check a date string or object (will always pass)
     * @param string $type Parser type, one out of 'date', 'time', and 'datetime'
     * @param string|int|null $format any format accepted by IntlDateFormatter
     * @return bool Success
     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException when unsupported $type given
     * @see \Cake\I18N\Time::parseDate(), \Cake\I18N\Time::parseTime(), \Cake\I18N\Time::parseDateTime()
     */
    public static function localizedTime($check, $type = 'datetime', $format = null)
    {
        if ($check instanceof DateTimeInterface) {
            return true;
        }
        if (is_object($check)) {
            return false;
        }
        static $methods = [
            'date' => 'parseDate',
            'time' => 'parseTime',
            'datetime' => 'parseDateTime',
        ];
        if (empty($methods[$type])) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Unsupported parser type given.');
        }
        $method = $methods[$type];

        return (Time::$method($check, $format) !== null);
    }

    /**
     * Boolean validation, determines if value passed is a boolean integer or true/false.
     *
     * @param string $check a valid boolean
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function boolean($check)
    {
        $booleanList = [0, 1, '0', '1', true, false];

        return in_array($check, $booleanList, true);
    }

    /**
     * Checks that a value is a valid decimal. Both the sign and exponent are optional.
     *
     * Valid Places:
     *
     * - null => Any number of decimal places, including none. The '.' is not required.
     * - true => Any number of decimal places greater than 0, or a float|double. The '.' is required.
     * - 1..N => Exactly that many number of decimal places. The '.' is required.
     *
     * @param float $check The value the test for decimal.
     * @param int|null $places Decimal places.
     * @param string|null $regex If a custom regular expression is used, this is the only validation that will occur.
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function decimal($check, $places = null, $regex = null)
    {
        if ($regex === null) {
            $lnum = '[0-9]+';
            $dnum = "[0-9]*[\.]{$lnum}";
            $sign = '[+-]?';
            $exp = "(?:[eE]{$sign}{$lnum})?";

            if ($places === null) {
                $regex = "/^{$sign}(?:{$lnum}|{$dnum}){$exp}$/";
            } elseif ($places === true) {
                if (is_float($check) && floor($check) === $check) {
                    $check = sprintf("%.1f", $check);
                }
                $regex = "/^{$sign}{$dnum}{$exp}$/";
            } elseif (is_numeric($places)) {
                $places = '[0-9]{' . $places . '}';
                $dnum = "(?:[0-9]*[\.]{$places}|{$lnum}[\.]{$places})";
                $regex = "/^{$sign}{$dnum}{$exp}$/";
            }
        }

        // account for localized floats.
        $locale = ini_get('intl.default_locale') ?: static::DEFAULT_LOCALE;
        $formatter = new NumberFormatter($locale, NumberFormatter::DECIMAL);
        $decimalPoint = $formatter->getSymbol(NumberFormatter::DECIMAL_SEPARATOR_SYMBOL);
        $groupingSep = $formatter->getSymbol(NumberFormatter::GROUPING_SEPARATOR_SYMBOL);

        $check = str_replace($groupingSep, '', $check);
        $check = str_replace($decimalPoint, '.', $check);

        return static::_check($check, $regex);
    }

    /**
     * Validates for an email address.
     *
     * Only uses getmxrr() checking for deep validation, or
     * any PHP version on a non-windows distribution
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @param bool $deep Perform a deeper validation (if true), by also checking availability of host
     * @param string|null $regex Regex to use (if none it will use built in regex)
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function email($check, $deep = false, $regex = null)
    {
        if (!is_string($check)) {
            return false;
        }

        if ($regex === null) {
            $regex = '/^[\p{L}0-9!#$%&\'*+\/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[\p{L}0-9!#$%&\'*+\/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@' . self::$_pattern['hostname'] . '$/ui';
        }
        $return = static::_check($check, $regex);
        if ($deep === false || $deep === null) {
            return $return;
        }

        if ($return === true && preg_match('/@(' . static::$_pattern['hostname'] . ')$/i', $check, $regs)) {
            if (function_exists('getmxrr') && getmxrr($regs[1], $mxhosts)) {
                return true;
            }
            if (function_exists('checkdnsrr') && checkdnsrr($regs[1], 'MX')) {
                return true;
            }

            return is_array(gethostbynamel($regs[1]));
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Checks that value is exactly $comparedTo.
     *
     * @param mixed $check Value to check
     * @param mixed $comparedTo Value to compare
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function equalTo($check, $comparedTo)
    {
        return ($check === $comparedTo);
    }

    /**
     * Checks that value has a valid file extension.
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check
     * @param array $extensions file extensions to allow. By default extensions are 'gif', 'jpeg', 'png', 'jpg'
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function extension($check, $extensions = ['gif', 'jpeg', 'png', 'jpg'])
    {
        if (is_array($check)) {
            return static::extension(array_shift($check), $extensions);
        }
        $extension = strtolower(pathinfo($check, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
        foreach ($extensions as $value) {
            if ($extension === strtolower($value)) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Validation of an IP address.
     *
     * @param string $check The string to test.
     * @param string $type The IP Protocol version to validate against
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function ip($check, $type = 'both')
    {
        $type = strtolower($type);
        $flags = 0;
        if ($type === 'ipv4') {
            $flags = FILTER_FLAG_IPV4;
        }
        if ($type === 'ipv6') {
            $flags = FILTER_FLAG_IPV6;
        }

        return (bool)filter_var($check, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, ['flags' => $flags]);
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the length of a string (in characters) is greater or equal to a minimal length.
     *
     * @param string $check The string to test
     * @param int $min The minimal string length
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function minLength($check, $min)
    {
        return mb_strlen($check) >= $min;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the length of a string (in characters) is smaller or equal to a maximal length.
     *
     * @param string $check The string to test
     * @param int $max The maximal string length
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function maxLength($check, $max)
    {
        return mb_strlen($check) <= $max;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the length of a string (in bytes) is greater or equal to a minimal length.
     *
     * @param string $check The string to test
     * @param int $min The minimal string length (in bytes)
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function minLengthBytes($check, $min)
    {
        return strlen($check) >= $min;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the length of a string (in bytes) is smaller or equal to a maximal length.
     *
     * @param string $check The string to test
     * @param int $max The maximal string length
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function maxLengthBytes($check, $max)
    {
        return strlen($check) <= $max;
    }

    /**
     * Checks that a value is a monetary amount.
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @param string $symbolPosition Where symbol is located (left/right)
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function money($check, $symbolPosition = 'left')
    {
        $money = '(?!0,?\d)(?:\d{1,3}(?:([, .])\d{3})?(?:\1\d{3})*|(?:\d+))((?!\1)[,.]\d{1,2})?';
        if ($symbolPosition === 'right') {
            $regex = '/^' . $money . '(?<!\x{00a2})\p{Sc}?$/u';
        } else {
            $regex = '/^(?!\x{00a2})\p{Sc}?' . $money . '$/u';
        }

        return static::_check($check, $regex);
    }

    /**
     * Validates a multiple select. Comparison is case sensitive by default.
     *
     * Valid Options
     *
     * - in => provide a list of choices that selections must be made from
     * - max => maximum number of non-zero choices that can be made
     * - min => minimum number of non-zero choices that can be made
     *
     * @param array $check Value to check
     * @param array $options Options for the check.
     * @param bool $caseInsensitive Set to true for case insensitive comparison.
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function multiple($check, array $options = [], $caseInsensitive = false)
    {
        $defaults = ['in' => null, 'max' => null, 'min' => null];
        $options += $defaults;

        $check = array_filter((array)$check, function ($value) {
            return ($value || is_numeric($value));
        });
        if (empty($check)) {
            return false;
        }
        if ($options['max'] && count($check) > $options['max']) {
            return false;
        }
        if ($options['min'] && count($check) < $options['min']) {
            return false;
        }
        if ($options['in'] && is_array($options['in'])) {
            if ($caseInsensitive) {
                $options['in'] = array_map('mb_strtolower', $options['in']);
            }
            foreach ($check as $val) {
                $strict = !is_numeric($val);
                if ($caseInsensitive) {
                    $val = mb_strtolower($val);
                }
                if (!in_array((string)$val, $options['in'], $strict)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a value is numeric.
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function numeric($check)
    {
        return is_numeric($check);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a value is a natural number.
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @param bool $allowZero Set true to allow zero, defaults to false
     * @return bool Success
     * @see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_number
     */
    public static function naturalNumber($check, $allowZero = false)
    {
        $regex = $allowZero ? '/^(?:0|[1-9][0-9]*)$/' : '/^[1-9][0-9]*$/';

        return static::_check($check, $regex);
    }

    /**
     * Validates that a number is in specified range.
     *
     * If $lower and $upper are set, the range is inclusive.
     * If they are not set, will return true if $check is a
     * legal finite on this platform.
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @param int|float|null $lower Lower limit
     * @param int|float|null $upper Upper limit
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function range($check, $lower = null, $upper = null)
    {
        if (!is_numeric($check)) {
            return false;
        }
        if ((float)$check != $check) {
            return false;
        }
        if (isset($lower, $upper)) {
            return ($check >= $lower && $check <= $upper);
        }

        return is_finite($check);
    }

    /**
     * Checks that a value is a valid URL according to http://www.w3.org/Addressing/URL/url-spec.txt
     *
     * The regex checks for the following component parts:
     *
     * - a valid, optional, scheme
     * - a valid ip address OR
     *   a valid domain name as defined by section 2.3.1 of http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt
     *   with an optional port number
     * - an optional valid path
     * - an optional query string (get parameters)
     * - an optional fragment (anchor tag)
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @param bool $strict Require URL to be prefixed by a valid scheme (one of http(s)/ftp(s)/file/news/gopher)
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function url($check, $strict = false)
    {
        static::_populateIp();
        $validChars = '([' . preg_quote('!"$&\'()*+,-.@_:;=~[]') . '\/0-9\p{L}\p{N}]|(%[0-9a-f]{2}))';
        $regex = '/^(?:(?:https?|ftps?|sftp|file|news|gopher):\/\/)' . (!empty($strict) ? '' : '?') .
            '(?:' . static::$_pattern['IPv4'] . '|\[' . static::$_pattern['IPv6'] . '\]|' . static::$_pattern['hostname'] . ')(?::[1-9][0-9]{0,4})?' .
            '(?:\/?|\/' . $validChars . '*)?' .
            '(?:\?' . $validChars . '*)?' .
            '(?:#' . $validChars . '*)?$/iu';

        return static::_check($check, $regex);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a value is in a given list. Comparison is case sensitive by default.
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check.
     * @param array $list List to check against.
     * @param bool $caseInsensitive Set to true for case insensitive comparison.
     * @return bool Success.
     */
    public static function inList($check, array $list, $caseInsensitive = false)
    {
        if ($caseInsensitive) {
            $list = array_map('mb_strtolower', $list);
            $check = mb_strtolower($check);
        } else {
            $list = array_map('strval', $list);
        }

        return in_array((string)$check, $list, true);
    }

    /**
     * Runs an user-defined validation.
     *
     * @param string|array $check value that will be validated in user-defined methods.
     * @param object $object class that holds validation method
     * @param string $method class method name for validation to run
     * @param array|null $args arguments to send to method
     * @return mixed user-defined class class method returns
     * @deprecated 3.0.2 You can just set a callable for `rule` key when adding validators.
     */
    public static function userDefined($check, $object, $method, $args = null)
    {
        trigger_error(
            'Validation::userDefined() is deprecated. Just set a callable for `rule` key when adding validators instead.',
            E_USER_DEPRECATED
        );

        return call_user_func_array([$object, $method], [$check, $args]);
    }

    /**
     * Checks that a value is a valid UUID - http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function uuid($check)
    {
        $regex = '/^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[0-5][a-fA-F0-9]{3}-[089aAbB][a-fA-F0-9]{3}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$/';

        return self::_check($check, $regex);
    }

    /**
     * Runs a regular expression match.
     *
     * @param string $check Value to check against the $regex expression
     * @param string $regex Regular expression
     * @return bool Success of match
     */
    protected static function _check($check, $regex)
    {
        return is_string($regex) && is_scalar($check) && preg_match($regex, $check);
    }

    /**
     * Luhn algorithm
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check.
     * @return bool Success
     * @see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
     */
    public static function luhn($check)
    {
        if (!is_scalar($check) || (int)$check === 0) {
            return false;
        }
        $sum = 0;
        $length = strlen($check);

        for ($position = 1 - ($length % 2); $position < $length; $position += 2) {
            $sum += $check[$position];
        }

        for ($position = ($length % 2); $position < $length; $position += 2) {
            $number = $check[$position] * 2;
            $sum += ($number < 10) ? $number : $number - 9;
        }

        return ($sum % 10 === 0);
    }

    /**
     * Checks the mime type of a file.
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check.
     * @param array|string $mimeTypes Array of mime types or regex pattern to check.
     * @return bool Success
     * @throws \RuntimeException when mime type can not be determined.
     * @throws \LogicException when ext/fileinfo is missing
     */
    public static function mimeType($check, $mimeTypes = [])
    {
        if (is_array($check) && isset($check['tmp_name'])) {
            $check = $check['tmp_name'];
        }

        if (!function_exists('finfo_open')) {
            throw new LogicException('ext/fileinfo is required for validating file mime types');
        }

        if (!is_file($check)) {
            throw new RuntimeException('Cannot validate mimetype for a missing file');
        }

        $finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME);
        $finfo = finfo_file($finfo, $check);

        if (!$finfo) {
            throw new RuntimeException('Can not determine the mimetype.');
        }

        list($mime) = explode(';', $finfo);

        if (is_string($mimeTypes)) {
            return self::_check($mime, $mimeTypes);
        }

        foreach ($mimeTypes as $key => $val) {
            $mimeTypes[$key] = strtolower($val);
        }

        return in_array($mime, $mimeTypes);
    }

    /**
     * Checks the filesize
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check.
     * @param string|null $operator See `Validation::comparison()`.
     * @param int|string|null $size Size in bytes or human readable string like '5MB'.
     * @return bool Success
     */
    public static function fileSize($check, $operator = null, $size = null)
    {
        if (is_array($check) && isset($check['tmp_name'])) {
            $check = $check['tmp_name'];
        }

        if (is_string($size)) {
            $size = Text::parseFileSize($size);
        }
        $filesize = filesize($check);

        return static::comparison($filesize, $operator, $size);
    }

    /**
     * Checking for upload errors
     *
     * @param string|array $check Value to check.
     * @param bool $allowNoFile Set to true to allow UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE as a pass.
     * @return bool
     * @see http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php
     */
    public static function uploadError($check, $allowNoFile = false)
    {
        if (is_array($check) && isset($check['error'])) {
            $check = $check['error'];
        }
        if ($allowNoFile) {
            return in_array((int)$check, [UPLOAD_ERR_OK, UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE], true);
        }

        return (int)$check === UPLOAD_ERR_OK;
    }

    /**
     * Validate an uploaded file.
     *
     * Helps join `uploadError`, `fileSize` and `mimeType` into
     * one higher level validation method.
     *
     * ### Options
     *
     * - `types` - An array of valid mime types. If empty all types
     *   will be accepted. The `type` will not be looked at, instead
     *   the file type will be checked with ext/finfo.
     * - `minSize` - The minimum file size in bytes. Defaults to not checking.
     * - `maxSize` - The maximum file size in bytes. Defaults to not checking.
     * - `optional` - Whether or not this file is optional. Defaults to false.
     *   If true a missing file will pass the validator regardless of other constraints.
     *
     * @param array $file The uploaded file data from PHP.
     * @param array $options An array of options for the validation.
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function uploadedFile($file, array $options = [])
    {
        $options += [
            'minSize' => null,
            'maxSize' => null,
            'types' => null,
            'optional' => false,
        ];
        if (!is_array($file)) {
            return false;
        }
        $keys = ['error', 'name', 'size', 'tmp_name', 'type'];
        ksort($file);
        if (array_keys($file) != $keys) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!static::uploadError($file, $options['optional'])) {
            return false;
        }
        if ($options['optional'] && (int)$file['error'] === UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE) {
            return true;
        }
        if (isset($options['minSize']) && !static::fileSize($file, '>=', $options['minSize'])) {
            return false;
        }
        if (isset($options['maxSize']) && !static::fileSize($file, '<=', $options['maxSize'])) {
            return false;
        }
        if (isset($options['types']) && !static::mimeType($file, $options['types'])) {
            return false;
        }

        return is_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name']);
    }

    /**
     * Validates the size of an uploaded image.
     *
     * @param array $file The uploaded file data from PHP.
     * @param array $options Options to validate width and height.
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function imageSize($file, $options)
    {
        if (!isset($options['height']) && !isset($options['width'])) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid image size validation parameters! Missing `width` and / or `height`.');
        }

        if ($file instanceof UploadedFileInterface) {
            $file = $file->getStream()->getContents();
        } elseif (is_array($file) && isset($file['tmp_name'])) {
            $file = $file['tmp_name'];
        }

        list($width, $height) = getimagesize($file);

        if (isset($options['height'])) {
            $validHeight = self::comparison($height, $options['height'][0], $options['height'][1]);
        }
        if (isset($options['width'])) {
            $validWidth = self::comparison($width, $options['width'][0], $options['width'][1]);
        }
        if (isset($validHeight) && isset($validWidth)) {
            return ($validHeight && $validWidth);
        }
        if (isset($validHeight)) {
            return $validHeight;
        }
        if (isset($validWidth)) {
            return $validWidth;
        }

        throw new InvalidArgumentException('The 2nd argument is missing the `width` and / or `height` options.');
    }

    /**
     * Validates the image width.
     *
     * @param array $file The uploaded file data from PHP.
     * @param string $operator Comparision operator.
     * @param int $width Min or max width.
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function imageWidth($file, $operator, $width)
    {
        return self::imageSize($file, [
            'width' => [
                $operator,
                $width
            ]
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Validates the image width.
     *
     * @param array $file The uploaded file data from PHP.
     * @param string $operator Comparision operator.
     * @param int $height Min or max width.
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function imageHeight($file, $operator, $height)
    {
        return self::imageSize($file, [
            'height' => [
                $operator,
                $height
            ]
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Validates a geographic coordinate.
     *
     * Supported formats:
     *
     * - `<latitude>, <longitude>` Example: `-25.274398, 133.775136`
     *
     * ### Options
     *
     * - `type` - A string of the coordinate format, right now only `latLong`.
     * - `format` - By default `both`, can be `long` and `lat` as well to validate
     *   only a part of the coordinate.
     *
     * @param string $value Geographic location as string
     * @param array $options Options for the validation logic.
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function geoCoordinate($value, array $options = [])
    {
        $options += [
            'format' => 'both',
            'type' => 'latLong'
        ];
        if ($options['type'] !== 'latLong') {
            throw new RuntimeException(sprintf(
                'Unsupported coordinate type "%s". Use "latLong" instead.',
                $options['type']
            ));
        }
        $pattern = '/^' . self::$_pattern['latitude'] . ',\s*' . self::$_pattern['longitude'] . '$/';
        if ($options['format'] === 'long') {
            $pattern = '/^' . self::$_pattern['longitude'] . '$/';
        }
        if ($options['format'] === 'lat') {
            $pattern = '/^' . self::$_pattern['latitude'] . '$/';
        }

        return (bool)preg_match($pattern, $value);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for latitude validation.
     *
     * @param string $value Latitude as string
     * @param array $options Options for the validation logic.
     * @return bool
     * @link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude
     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::geoCoordinate()
     */
    public static function latitude($value, array $options = [])
    {
        $options['format'] = 'lat';

        return self::geoCoordinate($value, $options);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for longitude validation.
     *
     * @param string $value Latitude as string
     * @param array $options Options for the validation logic.
     * @return bool
     * @link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude
     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::geoCoordinate()
     */
    public static function longitude($value, array $options = [])
    {
        $options['format'] = 'long';

        return self::geoCoordinate($value, $options);
    }

    /**
     * Check that the input value is within the ascii byte range.
     *
     * This method will reject all non-string values.
     *
     * @param string $value The value to check
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function ascii($value)
    {
        if (!is_string($value)) {
            return false;
        }

        return strlen($value) <= mb_strlen($value, 'utf-8');
    }

    /**
     * Check that the input value is a utf8 string.
     *
     * This method will reject all non-string values.
     *
     * # Options
     *
     * - `extended` - Disallow bytes higher within the basic multilingual plane.
     *   MySQL's older utf8 encoding type does not allow characters above
     *   the basic multilingual plane. Defaults to false.
     *
     * @param string $value The value to check
     * @param array $options An array of options. See above for the supported options.
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function utf8($value, array $options = [])
    {
        if (!is_string($value)) {
            return false;
        }
        $options += ['extended' => false];
        if ($options['extended']) {
            return true;
        }

        return preg_match('/[\x{10000}-\x{10FFFF}]/u', $value) === 0;
    }

    /**
     * Check that the input value is an integer
     *
     * This method will accept strings that contain only integer data
     * as well.
     *
     * @param string $value The value to check
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function isInteger($value)
    {
        if (!is_scalar($value) || is_float($value)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (is_int($value)) {
            return true;
        }

        return (bool)preg_match('/^-?[0-9]+$/', $value);
    }

    /**
     * Check that the input value is an array.
     *
     * @param array $value The value to check
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function isArray($value)
    {
        return is_array($value);
    }

    /**
     * Converts an array representing a date or datetime into a ISO string.
     * The arrays are typically sent for validation from a form generated by
     * the CakePHP FormHelper.
     *
     * @param array $value The array representing a date or datetime.
     * @return string
     */
    protected static function _getDateString($value)
    {
        $formatted = '';
        if (isset($value['year'], $value['month'], $value['day']) &&
            (is_numeric($value['year']) && is_numeric($value['month']) && is_numeric($value['day']))
        ) {
            $formatted .= sprintf('%d-%02d-%02d ', $value['year'], $value['month'], $value['day']);
        }

        if (isset($value['hour'])) {
            if (isset($value['meridian']) && (int)$value['hour'] === 12) {
                $value['hour'] = 0;
            }
            if (isset($value['meridian'])) {
                $value['hour'] = strtolower($value['meridian']) === 'am' ? $value['hour'] : $value['hour'] + 12;
            }
            $value += ['minute' => 0, 'second' => 0];
            if (is_numeric($value['hour']) && is_numeric($value['minute']) && is_numeric($value['second'])) {
                $formatted .= sprintf('%02d:%02d:%02d', $value['hour'], $value['minute'], $value['second']);
            }
        }

        return trim($formatted);
    }

    /**
     * Lazily populate the IP address patterns used for validations
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected static function _populateIp()
    {
        if (!isset(static::$_pattern['IPv6'])) {
            $pattern = '((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}';
            $pattern .= '(:|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})){3})';
            $pattern .= '|(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}((:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})';
            $pattern .= '(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})){3})?)|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:)';
            $pattern .= '{4}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,1}((:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2}))';
            $pattern .= '{3})?)|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}';
            $pattern .= '((:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})){3})?)|';
            $pattern .= '((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}';
            $pattern .= '((:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2}))';
            $pattern .= '{3})?)|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:)(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})';
            $pattern .= '{0,4}((:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})){3})?)';
            $pattern .= '|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})))|(:(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}((:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]';
            $pattern .= '\d|[01]?\d{1,2})(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})){3})?)|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})';
            $pattern .= '{1,2})))|(((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d{1,2})){3})))(%.+)?';

            static::$_pattern['IPv6'] = $pattern;
        }
        if (!isset(static::$_pattern['IPv4'])) {
            $pattern = '(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|(?:(?:1[0-9])?|[1-9]?)[0-9])\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|(?:(?:1[0-9])?|[1-9]?)[0-9])';
            static::$_pattern['IPv4'] = $pattern;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reset internal variables for another validation run.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected static function _reset()
    {
        static::$errors = [];
    }
}