Allow setting class-validator options on a particular decorator.

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # routing-controllers integration with TypeORM
 
-This extension for TypeORM provides handy decorators that can be used with 
+This extension for TypeORM provides handy decorators that can be used with
 [routing-controllers](https://github.com/pleerock/routing-controllers).
 
 ## Installation
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ for example if you are using array of entities it should be passed explicitly.
 
 Property to find by. If not specified, then entity will be fetched by its primary keys.
 
+* `property: validate`
+
+`ValidatorOptions` from `class-validator` to use when validating the entity.
+
 ## Samples
 
 Take a look on samples in [./sample](sample) for examples of usages.

package.json

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
     "class-transformer": "^0.1.7",
+    "class-validator": "^0.8.1",
     "del": "^3.0.0",
     "express": "^4.15.5",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",

sample/sample1-simple-usage/controller/PostController.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Get, JsonController, Patch, Post as HttpPost} from "routing-controllers";
+import {Get, JsonController, Patch, Post as HttpPost, Put} from "routing-controllers";
 import {getConnectionManager, Repository} from "typeorm";
 import {Post} from "../entity/Post";
 import {EntityFromParam} from "../../../src/decorators/EntityFromParam";
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ export class PostController {
         return this.postRepository.save([post1, post2]);
     }
 
-}
+    @Put("/posts/:id")
+    update(@EntityFromBody({validate: { skipOptionalProperties: true }}) post: Post) {
+        return this.postRepository.save(post);
+    }
+
+}

src/decorators/EntityFromBody.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function EntityFromBody(options?: EntityParamOptions) {
             type: "body",
             parse: options && options.parse,
             required: options && options.required,
+            validate: options && options.validate,
             transform: (action: Action, value: any) => {
                 const connection = getConnection(options ? options.connection : undefined);
 
@@ -49,4 +50,4 @@ export function EntityFromBody(options?: EntityParamOptions) {
             }
         });
     };
-}
+}

src/decorators/EntityFromBodyParam.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export function EntityFromBodyParam(paramName: string, options?: EntityParamOpti
             type: "body-param",
             parse: options && options.parse,
             required: options && options.required,
+            validate: options && options.validate,
             transform: (actionProperties, value) => {
                 if (value === undefined || value === null) return undefined;
 
@@ -49,4 +50,4 @@ export function EntityFromBodyParam(paramName: string, options?: EntityParamOpti
             }
         });
     };
-}
+}

src/decorators/EntityFromCookie.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function EntityFromCookie(paramName: string, options?: EntityParamOptions
             type: "cookie",
             parse: options && options.parse,
             required: options && options.required,
+            validate: options && options.validate,
             transform: (actionProperties, value) => entityTransform(value, target, isArray, options)
         });
     };

src/decorators/EntityFromParam.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ export function EntityFromParam(paramName: string, options?: EntityParamOptions)
             type: "param",
             parse: options && options.parse,
             required: options && options.required,
+            validate: options && options.validate,
             transform: (actionProperties, value) => entityTransform(value, target, isArray, options)
         });
     };
-}
+}

src/decorators/EntityFromQuery.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function EntityFromQuery(paramName: string, options?: EntityParamOptions)
             type: "query",
             parse: options && options.parse,
             required: options && options.required,
+            validate: options && options.validate,
             transform: (actionProperties, value) => entityTransform(value, target, isArray, options)
         });
     };

src/options/EntityParamOptions.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ValidatorOptions } from "class-validator";
+
 /**
  * Entity transformation options.
  */
@@ -31,4 +33,10 @@ export interface EntityParamOptions {
      */
     property?: string;
 
+    /**
+     * Options for use for class-validator when validating the entity.
+     */
+
+    validate?: ValidatorOptions;
+
 }