- What is is/ci-validators used for in Laravel?
- The package is described as a lightweight set of ready-made validation rules and helpers for checking identifiers and formatted input, aimed at forms and APIs. In Laravel it would typically be used as custom Validator rules or rule objects. It is not a full validation framework; it adds narrow checks you would otherwise write by hand. Inventory the exact rule list before relying on it.
- Does is/ci-validators support Laravel 9, 10, or 11?
- The last release was 2018-11-12, and the package likely targets Laravel 5.5–5.7 with PHP 7.0–7.2. Modern Laravel 9, 10, and 11 with PHP 8.1+ will almost certainly fail Composer resolution. Laravel 10 also renamed the rule contract from Rule to ValidationRule, so rule classes may need signature and return-type changes. Expect to fork or reimplement rather than install fresh.
- How do I install is/ci-validators with Composer?
- A typical install would be composer require is/ci-validators, but the 2018 Composer constraints probably conflict with current Laravel and PHP versions. Avoid --ignore-platform-reqs in production because it turns the package into vendored code you now own. If you must evaluate it, use an isolated branch, pin the exact version, and check the licence. For a Laravel 9+ project, porting the rules is usually less work than forcing resolution.
- Is is/ci-validators safe for production validation?
- High risk: validation sits directly on the trust boundary for user input, and this package has no maintainer, no security disclosure path, and zero dependents. A permissive validator is a silent data-integrity hole rather than a visible crash. Treat it as a reference implementation to re-implement in-house, not as a runtime dependency. If it is already in production, pin it, wrap it, and schedule extraction.
- What identifiers does is/ci-validators actually validate?
- The overview only says identifiers and formatted input, so the exact assertions are not confirmed. Possible examples from the evaluation include national IDs, tax numbers, IBANs, or CI pipeline identifiers, but you must inventory each rule to know. Classify each as security-relevant or cosmetic before any decision. If a rule encodes a business rule, check for a spec or ticket so the package is not the only source of truth.
- How should I test validation rules if I port is/ci-validators?
- If you port the rules, write unit tests per rule with valid and invalid fixture sets, including malformed input and edge cases. Test the failure behavior explicitly: false should reject, true silently passes, and an exception may 500 the form. Use Laravel's validator test helpers or PHPUnit data providers to cover each rule. Do not assume the original package's tests cover the cases you need.
- What are the best alternatives to is/ci-validators?
- The idiomatic alternative is a set of Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule classes in app/Rules or an internal first-party package under your own namespace. That keeps reusable, testable, composable rules while removing supply-chain exposure. Laravel's built-in rules, regex constraints, and custom rule objects cover most identifier checks. For anything security-relevant, derive the validation from your own spec and tests.
- Can I configure or extend is/ci-validators rules?
- The package likely hooks into Illuminate\Validation through rule objects or Validator::extend, so extension would mean editing or forking rule classes. Because it is unmaintained, there is no supported configuration path or upgrade guidance. Prefer reimplementing the rules as first-party classes where you control configuration and tests. That also avoids fighting illuminate/support version constraints.
- Why is is/ci-validators considered unmaintained?
- It has 0 stars, 0 dependents, and no release since 2018-11-12, which means no maintainer and no community review. That matters because regexes and edge cases have never been peer-tested, and no one has filed the bugs you are likely to hit. Abandoned packages also accumulate deprecation noise and eventually block framework upgrades. Without a disclosure path, security issues in validation logic may go unreported.
- What if is/ci-validators is already in my composer.lock?
- Treat an existing dependency as an incident rather than a fresh evaluation: pin the exact version, wrap it behind your own rule facade, and inventory every rule in use. Check the licence for fork-and-copy rights and classify rules as security-relevant or cosmetic. Add tests around current behavior, then schedule extraction within one quarter. Do not add it fresh to a Laravel 9+ project.