Require_keys()

Used for validating dictionaries. Used for checking that a dictionary has a set of keys. This is useful when validating the body of a request (body). Returns False if all keys were found and True if one or more keys are missing.

Usage

require_keys(required keys, ...)

Parameters

Required Keys

• A list.

  • of strings.

Dictionary to Validate

• A dictionary

• The dictionary to search for the required keys in.

• E.g. body.

Example

@post('/login'):
    if require_keys(['email', 'password'], body):
        status('Please provide an email address and a password.', 400)
    
    # All keys where found in the request JSON body.
    ...