# anchor

Anchor is a JavaScript library that lets you enforce [high-level validation rules](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/concepts/models-and-orm/validations).  It is used in [Waterline and Sails](https://sailsjs.com/features) to complement the type safety imposed by [rttc](https://npmjs.com/package/rttc).

(Built on top of the great work with https://www.npmjs.com/package/validator)

## Usage


#### Documentation

The up-to-date documentation for high-level anchor validation rules is maintained on the [Sails framework website](http://sailsjs.com).

You can find a detailed reference of all validation rules under [Concepts > Models & ORM > Validations](http://sailsjs.com/documentation/concepts/models-and-orm/validations).

> For more details on standalone usage, see the source code in this repo.

<!--
  #### Standalone usage

  For the browser:

  ```html
  <script type='text/javscript' src="/js/anchor.js"></script>
  ```

  For Node.js:

  ```bash
  npm install anchor
  ```

  ```javascript
  var anchor = require('anchor');
  ```
-->

## Help

Check out the recommended [community support options](http://sailsjs.com/support) for tutorials and other resources.  If you have a specific question, or just need to clarify how something works, [ask for help](https://gitter.im/balderdashy/sails) or reach out to the core team [directly](http://sailsjs.com/flagship).

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## Bugs &nbsp; [![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/anchor.svg)](http://npmjs.com/package/anchor)
To report a bug, [click here](http://sailsjs.com/bugs).

## Contribute &nbsp; [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sailshq/anchor.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sailshq/anchor)
Please observe the guidelines and conventions laid out in our [contribution guide](http://sailsjs.com/documentation/contributing) when opening issues or submitting pull requests.

#### Tests
All tests are written with [mocha](https://mochajs.org/) and should be run with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):

``` bash
  $ npm test
```


## License

Copyright 2012-present, [Mike McNeil](https://twitter.com/mikermcneil)

This core package, like the rest of the [Sails framework](http://sailsjs.com), is free and open-source under the [MIT License](http://sailsjs.com/license).

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