isEmpty() not working properly

[ghost]

Hi, I'm trying to use the isEmpty() method but it always returns error, implying that the validated param is empty, even when it isn't. I've used isEmail() and isLength() methods without any issues. However, Using isEmpty() with the 'validator' npm module directly works properly, so it is an issue in express-validator.

Here's my config:

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var expressValidator = require('express-validator');
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app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: false}));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(expressValidator());
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req.checkBody('name', 'Error: name is empty').isEmpty();

There's an open question by someone else in StackOverflow with the same issue: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43417664/express-validator-isempty-not-working

Please check.

[ghost]

Just found out that with express-validator, the function to be used is notEmpty().

This should be explicitly displayed in the readme.md to avoid further confussions.

[gustavohenke]

Feel free to send us a PR to handle this.

[fdorantesm]

If you send a post variable, this pass if is an empty string ''

[gustavohenke]

I believe the docs are now a lot better since the v4.0.0 release, and such clarifications will no longer be required.

[lock]

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