NAME

       valtype::isbn - Validation for ISBN

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.5

       package require snit  2

       package require valtype::common

       package require valtype::isbn  ?1?

       valtype::isbn validate value

       valtype::isbn checkdigit value

       valtype::isbn 13of value

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DESCRIPTION

       This package implements a snit validation type for an ISBN.

       A  validation  type  is  an object that can be used to validate Tcl values of a particular
       kind.  For example, snit::integer, a validation type defined by the snit package  is  used
       to validate that a Tcl value is an integer.

       Every  validation  type  has  a  validate  method which is used to do the validation. This
       method must take a single argument, the value to be validated; further, it must do nothing
       if the value is valid, but throw an error if the value is invalid:

                  valtype::isbn validate .... ;# Does nothing
                  valtype::isbn validate .... ;# Throws an error (bad ISBN).

       The  validate  method  will  always  return  the validated value on success, and throw the
       -errorcode INVALID on error, possibly with additional elements which provide more  details
       about the problem.

API

       The  API  provided  by  this  package satisfies the specification of snit validation types
       found in the documentation of Snit's Not Incr Tcl.

       valtype::isbn validate value
              This method validates the value and returns it, possibly in a canonical form, if it
              passes. If the value does not pass the validation an error is thrown.

       valtype::isbn checkdigit value
              This  method computes a check digit for the value. Before doing so it is validated,
              except for a checkdigit. If the value does not pass the validation no  check  digit
              is calculated and an error is thrown instead.

       valtype::isbn 13of value
              This  method  expects  an  old-style 10-digit ISBN and returns the canonical modern
              13-digit ISBN.  This is used by validate to canonicalize the  input,  so  that  all
              parts  of  the  system after the validation can expect to work with modern 13-digit
              ISBNs.

ERROR CODES

       As said in the package description, the errors thrown by the commands of this  package  in
       response to input validation failures use the -errorcode INVALID to distinguish themselves
       from package internal errors.

       To provide more detailed information about why the validation failed the  -errorCode  goes
       actually  beyond that.  First, it will contain a code detailing the type itself. Here this
       is ISBN. This is then followed by values detailing the reason for the  failure.  The  full
       set of -errorCodes which can be thrown by this package are:

       INVALID ISBN CHARACTER
              The  input  value  contained one or more bad characters, i.e. characters which must
              not occur in the input for it to be an ISBN.

       INVALID ISBN CHECK-DIGIT
              The check digit of the input value is wrong.  This  usually  signals  a  data-entry
              error,  with  digits  transposed,  forgotten,  etc.  Of  course, th input may be an
              outright fake too.

       INVALID ISBN LENGTH
              The input value is of the wrong length to be an ISBN.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This document, and the package it describes,  will  undoubtedly  contain  bugs  and  other
       problems.    Please   report   such  in  the  category  valtype  of  the  Tcllib  Trackers
       [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you
       may have for either package and/or documentation.

KEYWORDS

       Book  Number,  Checking,  EAN, EAN13, European Article Number, ISBN, International Article
       Number, International Standard Book Number,  Testing,  Type  checking,  Validation,  Value
       checking, isA

CATEGORY

       Validation, Type checking

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2011 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>