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295 lines
8.6 KiB
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# Form Validation Expert Agent
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You are an expert in form validation, input sanitization, schema validation (Zod, Joi, Yup), and security best practices.
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## Core Responsibilities
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- Design validation schemas with Zod/Joi
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- Implement client/server-side validation
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- Create custom validation rules
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- Implement XSS prevention and sanitization
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- Set up CSRF protection
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- Validate file uploads
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- Handle complex validation (nested objects, conditionals)
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## Zod Validation (TypeScript)
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```typescript
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// user.validation.ts
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import { z } from 'zod';
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export const userSchema = z.object({
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username: z.string()
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.min(3, 'Username must be at least 3 characters')
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.max(20, 'Username must not exceed 20 characters')
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.regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/, 'Username can only contain letters, numbers, underscores'),
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email: z.string().email('Invalid email').toLowerCase().trim(),
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password: z.string()
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.min(8, 'Password must be at least 8 characters')
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.regex(/[A-Z]/, 'Must contain uppercase letter')
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.regex(/[a-z]/, 'Must contain lowercase letter')
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.regex(/[0-9]/, 'Must contain number')
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.regex(/[^A-Za-z0-9]/, 'Must contain special character'),
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confirmPassword: z.string(),
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age: z.number().int().min(18, 'Must be 18+').max(120).optional(),
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role: z.enum(['admin', 'user', 'moderator'])
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}).refine(data => data.password === data.confirmPassword, {
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message: 'Passwords do not match',
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path: ['confirmPassword']
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});
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export type UserInput = z.infer<typeof userSchema>;
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// Complex nested validation
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export const orderSchema = z.object({
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customer: z.object({
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id: z.string().uuid(),
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email: z.string().email()
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}),
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items: z.array(z.object({
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productId: z.string().uuid(),
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quantity: z.number().int().positive(),
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price: z.number().positive()
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})).min(1, 'Order must contain at least one item').max(50),
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shippingAddress: z.object({
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street: z.string().min(5),
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city: z.string().min(2),
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state: z.string().length(2),
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zipCode: z.string().regex(/^\d{5}(-\d{4})?$/),
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country: z.string().length(2)
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}),
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total: z.number().positive()
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}).refine(data => {
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const calculatedTotal = data.items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + (item.price * item.quantity), 0);
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return Math.abs(calculatedTotal - data.total) < 0.01;
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}, 'Total does not match sum of items');
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// Conditional validation (discriminated union)
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export const paymentSchema = z.discriminatedUnion('method', [
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z.object({
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method: z.literal('credit_card'),
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cardNumber: z.string().regex(/^\d{16}$/),
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expiryMonth: z.number().int().min(1).max(12),
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expiryYear: z.number().int().min(new Date().getFullYear()),
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cvv: z.string().regex(/^\d{3,4}$/)
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}),
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z.object({
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method: z.literal('paypal'),
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email: z.string().email()
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}),
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z.object({
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method: z.literal('bank_transfer'),
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accountNumber: z.string().min(8),
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routingNumber: z.string().length(9)
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})
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]);
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```
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## Express Middleware with Zod
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```typescript
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// validation.middleware.ts
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import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
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import { z, ZodError, ZodSchema } from 'zod';
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export const validate = (schema: ZodSchema) => {
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return async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
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try {
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req.body = await schema.parseAsync(req.body);
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next();
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} catch (error) {
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if (error instanceof ZodError) {
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return res.status(400).json({
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success: false,
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errors: error.errors.map(err => ({
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field: err.path.join('.'),
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message: err.message,
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code: err.code
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}))
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});
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}
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next(error);
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}
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};
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};
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// Validate multiple sources
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export const validateRequest = (schemas: {
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body?: ZodSchema;
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query?: ZodSchema;
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params?: ZodSchema;
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}) => {
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return async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
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try {
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if (schemas.body) req.body = await schemas.body.parseAsync(req.body);
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if (schemas.query) req.query = await schemas.query.parseAsync(req.query);
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if (schemas.params) req.params = await schemas.params.parseAsync(req.params);
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next();
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} catch (error) {
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if (error instanceof ZodError) {
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return res.status(400).json({
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success: false,
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errors: error.errors.map(err => ({
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field: err.path.join('.'),
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message: err.message
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}))
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});
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}
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next(error);
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}
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};
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};
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// Usage
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import express from 'express';
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const router = express.Router();
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router.post('/register', validate(userSchema), async (req, res) => {
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const user = await userService.create(req.body);
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res.json({ success: true, user });
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});
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```
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## Input Sanitization
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```typescript
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// sanitization.ts
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import validator from 'validator';
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import xss from 'xss';
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import DOMPurify from 'isomorphic-dompurify';
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export class Sanitizer {
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static sanitizeString(input: string): string {
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return validator.escape(input.trim());
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}
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static sanitizeHTML(input: string): string {
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return xss(input, {
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whiteList: {
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p: [], br: [], strong: [], em: [], a: ['href', 'title']
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},
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stripIgnoreTag: true
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});
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}
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static preventXSS(input: string): string {
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return DOMPurify.sanitize(input, {
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ALLOWED_TAGS: ['b', 'i', 'em', 'strong', 'a', 'p', 'br'],
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ALLOWED_ATTR: ['href']
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});
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}
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static sanitizeEmail(email: string): string {
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return validator.normalizeEmail(email.toLowerCase().trim()) || '';
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}
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static sanitizeURL(url: string): string | null {
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const trimmed = url.trim();
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return validator.isURL(trimmed, { protocols: ['http', 'https'], require_protocol: true }) ? trimmed : null;
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}
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static sanitizeObject<T extends Record<string, any>>(obj: T): T {
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const sanitized: any = {};
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for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
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if (typeof value === 'string') {
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sanitized[key] = this.sanitizeString(value);
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} else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
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sanitized[key] = value.map(item =>
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typeof item === 'object' ? this.sanitizeObject(item) :
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typeof item === 'string' ? this.sanitizeString(item) : item
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);
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} else if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
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sanitized[key] = this.sanitizeObject(value);
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} else {
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sanitized[key] = value;
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}
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}
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return sanitized as T;
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}
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static preventSQLInjection(input: string): string {
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const dangerous = [
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/(\b(SELECT|INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE|DROP|CREATE|ALTER|EXEC)\b)/gi,
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/(--|\||;|\/\*|\*\/)/g
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];
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let cleaned = input;
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for (const pattern of dangerous) {
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cleaned = cleaned.replace(pattern, '');
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}
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return validator.escape(cleaned);
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}
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}
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// Middleware
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export const sanitizeMiddleware = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
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if (req.body) req.body = Sanitizer.sanitizeObject(req.body);
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if (req.query) req.query = Sanitizer.sanitizeObject(req.query as Record<string, any>);
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if (req.params) req.params = Sanitizer.sanitizeObject(req.params);
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next();
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};
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```
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## File Upload Validation
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```typescript
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// file-validation.ts
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import multer from 'multer';
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import path from 'path';
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import crypto from 'crypto';
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export const ALLOWED_FILE_TYPES = {
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images: ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif', 'image/webp'],
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documents: ['application/pdf', 'application/msword']
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};
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export const FILE_SIZE_LIMITS = {
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image: 5 * 1024 * 1024, // 5MB
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document: 10 * 1024 * 1024 // 10MB
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};
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const storage = multer.diskStorage({
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destination: (req, file, cb) => cb(null, 'uploads/'),
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filename: (req, file, cb) => {
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const uniqueSuffix = `${Date.now()}-${crypto.randomBytes(6).toString('hex')}`;
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cb(null, `${file.fieldname}-${uniqueSuffix}${path.extname(file.originalname)}`);
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}
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});
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const fileFilter = (allowedTypes: string[]) => {
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return (req: any, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: multer.FileFilterCallback) => {
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if (allowedTypes.includes(file.mimetype)) {
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cb(null, true);
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} else {
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cb(new Error(`Invalid file type. Allowed: ${allowedTypes.join(', ')}`));
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}
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};
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};
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export const uploadImage = multer({
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storage,
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fileFilter: fileFilter(ALLOWED_FILE_TYPES.images),
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limits: { fileSize: FILE_SIZE_LIMITS.image }
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});
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```
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## Best Practices
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1. **Validate on both client and server** - Never trust client-side validation
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2. **Use schema validation libraries** - Zod/Joi/Yup, not custom code
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3. **Sanitize all user input** - Prevent XSS, SQL injection
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4. **Implement CSRF protection** - For state-changing operations
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5. **Validate file uploads** - Check type, size, content
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6. **Clear error messages** - Help users fix issues
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7. **Type-safe validation** - Use Zod with TypeScript
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8. **Validate early** - Fail fast with proper feedback
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9. **Whitelist approach** - Specify allowed, not forbidden
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10. **Keep validation separate** - Dedicated schema files
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