User Validation

Mix.install([
  {:jason, "~> 1.4"},
  {:kino, "~> 0.9", override: true},
  {:youtube, github: "brooklinjazz/youtube"},
  {:hidden_cell, github: "brooklinjazz/hidden_cell"}
])

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User Validation

You’re going to use with to create a User module that can validate a list of user structs. Handle :missing_name and :not_a_user errors. Return {:ok, user} if the user is valid.

valid_user = %User{name: "Mohsin"}
invalid_user1 = %User{}
invalid_user2 = "Yusef"

[{:ok, %User{name: "Mohsin"}}, {:error, :missing_name}, {:error, :not_a_user}] =
  User.validate_users([valid_user, invalid_user1, invalid_user2])

defmodule User do
  @moduledoc """
  Send messages between users.
  Returns a string of the message if provided valid input.

  ## Examples

    iex> User.validate_users([%User{name: "valid user"}])
    [{:ok, %User{name: "valid user"}}]

    iex> User.validate_users([%User{name: nil}])
    [{:error, :missing_name}]

    iex> User.validate_users(["invalid user", "invalid user", "invalid user"])
    [{:error, :not_a_user}, {:error, :not_a_user}, {:error, :not_a_user}]
  """
  defstruct [:name]

  def validate_users(users) do
    Enum.map(users, fn user ->
      with %User{name: name} <- user, true <- {:missing_name, is_binary(name)} do
        {:ok, user}
      else
        false ->
          {:error, :missing_name}

        _ ->
          {:e}
          IO.inspect(thing)
          :error
      end
    end)
  end
end

Commit Your Progress

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Run git status to ensure there are no undesirable changes. Then run the following in your command line from the curriculum folder to commit your progress.

$ git add .
$ git commit -m "finish User Validation exercise"
$ git push

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