Complex conditional validation

[dnttam]

Describe the problem you are trying to fix (provide as much context as possible)

So I have the following (simplified) schema:

{
   from: 2019-01-01,
   to: 2019-02-01,
   isAnnual: true,
}

The validation I need is this if "isAnnual' is true - then make sure that the duration between "to" and "from" is no more than 364 days.

I tried to do something like this:

const from = Joi.date().max(Joi.ref('to')).format('YYYY-MM-DD').raw().required();
const to = Joi.date().format('YYYY-MM-DD').raw().required();
const isAnnual = Joi.boolean();

const getDaysInSpan = (from, to) => {
	const days =  moment(to).diff(moment(from), 'days');
	return days;
};

const event = Joi.object().keys({
	from,
	to,
	isAnnual,
}).when('isAnnual', { is: true, then: getDaysInSpan(Joi.ref('to'), Joi.ref('from')) < 365 });

Bit it doesn't work - the actual date object doesn't get to the getDaysInSpan function - the to,from are joi refs.

Can this be done?

Which API (or modification of the current API) do you suggest to solve that problem ?

Don't know

Are you ready to work on a pull request if your suggestion is accepted ?

Not at the moment.

[hueniverse]

Not right now. You cannot perform calculations during validation and references are only resolved at runtime. This may or may not be supported in the future.

[hueniverse]

            const schema = Joi.object({
                annual: Joi.boolean().required(),
                from: Joi.date().required(),
                to: Joi.date().required()
                    .when('annual', { is: true, then: Joi.date().max(Joi.var('{number(from) + 364 * day}')) })
            });