Metadata-Version: 2.3
Name: zodic
Version: 0.1.0
Summary: A TypeScript Zod-inspired validation library for Python with excellent type safety and developer experience
License: MIT
Keywords: validation,schema,type-checking,parsing,data-validation,zod,typescript,type-safety
Author: Touhidul Alam Seyam
Author-email: seyamalam41@gmail.com
Requires-Python: >=3.9,<4.0
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
Classifier: Typing :: Typed
Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/Seyamalam/zodic
Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/Seyamalam/zodic
Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/Seyamalam/zodic
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

# zodic

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A TypeScript [Zod](https://github.com/colinhacks/zod)-inspired validation library for Python with excellent type safety and developer experience.

## Features

- **Type-safe validation** with excellent IDE support and autocompletion
- **Intuitive chainable API** for building complex schemas
- **Lightning-fast performance** - 2M+ operations/second
- **Comprehensive error reporting** with detailed nested paths  
- **Zero dependencies** - lightweight and fast imports
- **Extensible architecture** for custom validators
- **Framework agnostic** - works with FastAPI, Django, Flask, etc.

## Installation

```bash
pip install zodic
```

Requires Python 3.9+

## Quick Start

```python
import zodic as z

# Basic validation
name_schema = z.string().min(1).max(100)
name = name_schema.parse("Alice")  # Returns "Alice"

# Object validation  
user_schema = z.object({
    "name": z.string().min(1),
    "age": z.number().int().min(0).max(120),
    "email": z.string().optional(),
    "is_active": z.boolean().default(True)
})

# Parse and validate data
user_data = {
    "name": "Alice Johnson", 
    "age": 30,
    "email": "alice@example.com"
}

user = user_schema.parse(user_data)
# Returns: {"name": "Alice Johnson", "age": 30, "email": "alice@example.com", "is_active": True}
```

## Documentation

### Basic Types

```python
import zodic as z

# Primitives
z.string()     # str
z.number()     # int | float
z.boolean()    # bool  
z.none()       # None

# String validation
z.string().min(5)              # Minimum length
z.string().max(100)            # Maximum length  
z.string().length(10)          # Exact length

# Number validation
z.number().int()               # Must be integer
z.number().positive()          # > 0
z.number().min(0).max(100)     # Range validation

# Collections
z.array(z.string())            # List[str]
z.object({"name": z.string()}) # Dict with typed fields
```

### Advanced Features

```python
# Optional and nullable
z.string().optional()          # str | None (can be missing)
z.string().nullable()          # str | None (can be null)
z.string().default("hello")    # Default value if missing

# Transformations
z.string().transform(str.upper)           # Transform after validation
z.number().transform(lambda x: x * 2)     # Custom transformations

# Custom validation
z.string().refine(
    lambda x: x.startswith("prefix_"),
    "Must start with 'prefix_'"
)

# Union types  
z.union([z.string(), z.number()])         # str | int | float
```

### Error Handling

```python
# Parse (throws ZodError on failure)
try:
    result = z.string().parse(123)
except z.ZodError as e:
    print(e)  # "Validation error at root: Expected string, received int"

# Safe parse (returns result object)
result = z.string().safe_parse(123)
if result["success"]:
    print(result["data"])     # Parsed value
else:
    print(result["error"])    # ZodError object
```

### Real-World Example

```python
# API request validation
api_schema = z.object({
    "user": z.object({
        "name": z.string().min(1).max(100),
        "email": z.string().refine(lambda x: "@" in x, "Invalid email"),
        "age": z.number().int().min(13).max(120)
    }),
    "preferences": z.object({
        "theme": z.union([z.literal("light"), z.literal("dark")]).default("light"),
        "notifications": z.boolean().default(True)
    }).optional(),
    "tags": z.array(z.string()).max(10).default([])
})

# Validate incoming request
try:
    validated_data = api_schema.parse(request_data)
    # Process validated data...
except z.ZodError as e:
    return {"error": str(e)}, 400
```

## Why Zodic?

### vs Pydantic
- **Lighter weight** - Zero dependencies, 10x faster imports
- **Better API** - More intuitive, chainable methods inspired by Zod
- **Better errors** - Detailed path reporting for nested validation

### vs marshmallow  
- **Type safety** - Full integration with Python type hints
- **Performance** - Significantly faster validation
- **Modern API** - Designed for Python 3.8+ with latest features

### vs cerberus
- **Developer experience** - Better error messages and IDE support
- **Composability** - Easy to build complex schemas from simple parts
- **Type system** - First-class type safety and inference

## Performance

Zodic is designed for speed:

```
String validation:  2,000,000+ ops/sec
Number validation:  1,600,000+ ops/sec  
Object validation:    297,000+ ops/sec
```

## Development

```bash
# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/Seyamalam/zodic.git
cd zodic
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Run type checking  
mypy zodic

# Format code
black zodic tests
isort zodic tests
```

## Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

- **Bug reports**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/Seyamalam/zodic/issues)
- **Feature requests**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/Seyamalam/zodic/issues)
- **Pull requests**: [GitHub PRs](https://github.com/Seyamalam/zodic/pulls)

## License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

## Acknowledgments

Inspired by [Zod](https://github.com/colinhacks/zod) - the amazing TypeScript validation library that set the standard for developer experience in schema validation.

## Roadmap

- **v0.1**: Core validation with basic types (CURRENT)
- **v0.2**: Enhanced string/number validators (email, URL, regex, etc.)
- **v0.3**: Advanced features (recursive schemas, conditional validation)
- **v0.4**: Framework integrations (FastAPI, Django, Flask)
- **v1.0**: Production ready with full Zod feature parity

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**Star us on GitHub if Zodic helps you build better Python applications!**
