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ApplicativeValidation.scala
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package uk.co.tobyhobson
import cats.Applicative
import cats.data.Validated
import cats.data.Validated.{Invalid, Valid}
import cats.instances.list._
import cats.syntax.validated._
/**
* Illustrates using Applicatives to perform N validation operations independently
* see https://www.tobyhobson.co.uk/applicatives-vs-monads/
*/
object ApplicativeValidation {
type ValidationError = List[String]
// Validated is a data type similar to Either but it accumulates errors unlike Either which can hold only
// a single value on the left side
type ErrorsOr[A] = Validated[ValidationError, A]
def validate(key: String, value: String): ErrorsOr[String] = {
if (value.nonEmpty)
value.valid
else
List(s"$key is empty").invalid // we could return more than one error here if we like
}
def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
val errorOrName = Applicative[ErrorsOr].map2(validate("first name", "john"), validate("last name", "doe"))(_ + " " + _)
errorOrName match {
case Invalid(errors) => println("errors: " + errors.mkString(", "))
case Valid(fullName) => println(fullName)
}
}
}