README.md

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A simple, fluent, extensible, and fully customizable library for throwing exceptions using .NET 6+

dotnet add package throw

• Give it a star ⭐!
• Nullable vs non-nullable types
• Customize everything
  • How customizing the exception affects the chained rules
  • Exception customizations
    • 1. Throw()
    • 2. Throw("My custom message")
    • 3. Throw(() => new MyException())
    • 4. Throw(paramName => new MyException($"Param: {paramName}")
• Usage
  • Common types
    • Booleans
    • Nullable value types (bool?, int?, double?, DateTime? etc.)
    • Strings
    • Collections (IEnumerable, IEnumerable<T>, ICollection, ICollection<T>, IList, etc.)
    • DateTime
    • Enums
    • Equalities (non-nullables)
    • Uris
    • Comparable (int, double, decimal, long, float, short, DateTime, DateOnly, TimeOnly etc.)
    • Types
  • Nested properties
    • Boolean properties
    • String properties
    • Collection properties
    • DateTime properties
    • Enum properties
    • property equalities
    • Uri properties
    • Comparable properties
• Extensibility
• Conditional compilation
• Upcoming features
• Contribution
• Credits
• License

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Nullable vs non-nullable types

This library is designed to work best with nullable reference types feature enabled.

The Throw() method is the entry method for all non-nullable types:

string name = "hello";
name.Throw().IfLongerThan(10);

And ThrowIfNull() for any nullable type:

string? name = "hello";
name.ThrowIfNull();

Trying to use Throw() on a nullable type will give a warning

string? name = null;
name.Throw() // warning CS8714: The type 'string?' cannot be used as type parameter 'TValue' in the generic type or method 'ValidatableCreationExtensions.Throw<TValue>(TValue, ExceptionCustomizations?, string?)'. Nullability of type argument 'string?' doesn't match 'notnull' constraint.
    .IfEmpty();

After validating that the nullable type isn't null, all the regular non-nullable rules can be used

name.ThrowIfNull()
    .IfEmpty()
    .IfLongerThan(3);

The expression can be implicitly cast to the non-nullable type of the original nullable type

string? name = "Amichai";
string nonNullableName = name.ThrowIfNull()
    .IfEmpty()
    .IfLongerThan(10);

or

int? a = 5;
int b = a.ThrowIfNull();

Customize everything

How customizing the exception affects the chained rules

If you have customized the exception, any rule that throws an exception will use the customization. For example:

// Default behavior:
name.Throw()
    .IfEmpty() // System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty. (Parameter 'name')
    .IfWhiteSpace() // System.ArgumentException: String should not be white space only. (Parameter 'name')
    .IfLongerThan(3) // System.ArgumentException: String should not be longer than 3 characters. (Parameter 'name')
    .IfShorterThan(10); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be shorter than 10 characters. (Parameter 'name')

// Customized behavior:
name.Throw(paramName => throw new MyCustomException($"Param name: {paramName}."))
    .IfEmpty() // MyCustomException: Param name: name.
    .IfWhiteSpace() // MyCustomException: Param name: name.
    .IfLongerThan(3) // MyCustomException: Param name: name.
    .IfShorterThan(10); // MyCustomException: Param name: name.

At any point, you can change the exception customization, and it will apply for all the rules that follow. For example:

name.Throw("String should not be empty or white space only.")
        .IfEmpty() // System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty or white space only. (Parameter 'name')
        .IfWhiteSpace() // System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty or white space only. (Parameter 'name')
    .Throw("String should not be between 3 and 10 characters long.")
        .IfLongerThan(3) // System.ArgumentException: String should not be between 3 and 10 characters long. (Parameter 'name')
        .IfShorterThan(10); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be between 3 and 10 characters long. (Parameter 'name')

To go back to the default exception, simply use the Throw() method. For example:

name.Throw("String should not be empty or white space only.")
        .IfEmpty() // System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty or white space only. (Parameter 'name')
        .IfWhiteSpace() // System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty or white space only. (Parameter 'name')
    .Throw()
        .IfLongerThan(3) // System.ArgumentException: String should not be longer than 3 characters. (Parameter 'name')
        .IfShorterThan(10); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be shorter than 10 characters. (Parameter 'name')

Exception customizations

1. Throw()

Each rule has a default behavior. If you don't customize the exception, the default behavior will be used.

Use the Throw() or ThrowIfNull() method to throw the default exception

// ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'nullableValue')
nullableValue.ThrowIfNull();

// System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than 2/28/2042 4:41:46 PM. (Parameter 'dateTime')\n Actual value was 2/28/2022 4:41:46 PM.
dateTime.Throw().IfLessThan(DateTime.Now.AddYears(20));

// ArgumentException: Value should not be true (Parameter 'isGood')
isGood.Throw().IfTrue();

// System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty. (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfEmpty();

// System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than 0. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 5.
number.Throw().IfPositive();

2. Throw("My custom message")

Pass a custom exception message to the Throw() or ThrowIfNull() method

// System.ArgumentNullException: My custom message (Parameter 'nullableValue')
nullableValue.ThrowIfNull("My custom message");

// System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: My custom message (Parameter 'dateTime')\n Actual value was 3/1/2022 10:47:15 AM.
dateTime.Throw("My custom message").IfLessThan(DateTime.Now.AddYears(20));

// System.ArgumentException: My custom message (Parameter 'isGood')
isGood.Throw("My custom message").IfTrue();

// System.ArgumentException: My custom message (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw("My custom message").IfEmpty();

// System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: My custom message (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 5.
number.Throw("My custom message").IfPositive();

3. Throw(() => new MyException())

Pass a custom exception thrower to the Throw() or ThrowIfNull() method

// MyCustomException: Exception of type 'MyCustomException' was thrown.
nullableValue.ThrowIfNull(() => throw new MyCustomException());

// MyCustomException: Exception of type 'MyCustomException' was thrown.
dateTime.Throw(() => throw new MyCustomException()).IfLessThan(DateTime.Now.AddYears(20));

// MyCustomException: Exception of type 'MyCustomException' was thrown.
isGood.Throw(() => throw new MyCustomException()).IfTrue();

// MyCustomException: Exception of type 'MyCustomException' was thrown.
name.Throw(() => throw new MyCustomException()).IfEmpty();

// MyCustomException: Exception of type 'MyCustomException' was thrown.
number.Throw(() => throw new MyCustomException()).IfPositive();

4. Throw(paramName => new MyException($"Param: {paramName}")

Pass a custom exception thrower to the Throw() or ThrowIfNull() method, that takes the parameter name as a parameter

This comes in handy in scenarios like this:

void SendEmail(User user)
{
    user.Throw(paramName => new UserException(message: "Cannot send email since user details are invalid.", paramName: paramName))
        .IfWhiteSpace(user => user.FirstName) // UserException: Cannot send email since user details are invalid. (Parameter 'user: user => user.FirstName')
        .IfWhiteSpace(user => user.LastName) // UserException: Cannot send email since user details are invalid. (Parameter 'user: user => user.LastName')
        .IfNull(user => user.Email) // UserException: Cannot send email since user details are invalid. (Parameter 'user: user => user.Email')
        .IfLongerThan(user => user.Email!, 100); // UserException: Cannot send email since user details are invalid. (Parameter 'user: user => user.Email!')

    emailService.TrySendEmail(user)
        .Throw(() => new EmailException("Email could not be sent."))
        .IfFalse();
}

// MyCustomException: Param name: nullableValue.
nullableValue.ThrowIfNull(paramName => throw new MyCustomException($"Param name: {paramName}."));

// MyCustomException: Param name: dateTime.
dateTime.Throw(paramName => throw new MyCustomException($"Param name: {paramName}.")).IfLessThan(DateTime.Now.AddYears(20));

// MyCustomException: Param name: isGood.
isGood.Throw(paramName => throw new MyCustomException($"Param name: {paramName}.")).IfTrue();

// MyCustomException: Param name: name.
name.Throw(paramName => throw new MyCustomException($"Param name: {paramName}.")).IfEmpty();

// MyCustomException: Param name: number.
number.Throw(paramName => throw new MyCustomException($"Param name: {paramName}.")).IfPositive();

Usage

Common types

Booleans

value.Throw().IfTrue(); // ArgumentException: Value should not be true (Parameter 'value')
value.Throw().IfFalse(); // ArgumentException: Value should be true (Parameter 'value')

// Any method which returns bool can inline it's exception throwing logic.
Enum.TryParse("Unexpected value", out EmployeeType value)
    .Throw()
    .IfFalse(); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be true. (Parameter 'Enum.TryParse("Unexpected value", out EmployeeType value)')

Nullable value types (bool?, int?, double?, DateTime? etc.)

bool? value = null;

value.ThrowIfNull(); // ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'value')

// After validating `ThrowIfNull`, any of the regular value type extensions can be used.
value.ThrowIfNull() // ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'value')
    .IfTrue(); // ArgumentException: Value should not be true (Parameter 'value')

// The returned value from `ThrowIfNull` can be implicitly cast to the original non-nullable type.
bool nonNullableValue = value.ThrowIfNull(); // ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'value')

Strings

name.Throw().IfEmpty(); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty. (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfWhiteSpace(); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be white space only. (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfLengthEquals(7); // System.ArgumentException: String length should not be equal to 7. (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfLengthNotEquals(10); // System.ArgumentException: String length should be equal to 10. (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfShorterThan(10); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be shorter than 10 characters. (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfLongerThan(3); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be longer than 3 characters. (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfEquals("Amichai"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be equal to 'Amichai' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfEquals("Amichai", StringComparison.InvariantCulture); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be equal to 'Amichai' (comparison type: 'InvariantCulture'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfEqualsIgnoreCase("AMICHAI"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be equal to 'AMICHAI' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotEquals("Dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should be equal to 'Dan' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotEquals("Dan", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should be equal to 'Dan' (comparison type: 'InvariantCultureIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotEqualsIgnoreCase("Dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should be equal to 'Dan' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfContains("substring"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfContains("substring", ComparisonType.InvariantCulture); // System.ArgumentException: String should contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'InvariantCulture'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotContains("substring"); // System.ArgumentException: String should contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotContains("substring", ComparisonType.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'InvariantCultureIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfStartsWith("Jer"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not start with 'Jer' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfStartsWith("JER", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should not start with 'JER' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotStartsWith("dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should start with 'dan' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotStartsWith("dan", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should start with 'dan' (comparison type: 'InvariantCultureIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfEndsWith("emy"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not end with 'emy' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfEndsWith("EMY", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should not end with 'EMY' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotEndsWith("dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should end with 'dan' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotEndsWith("dan", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should end with 'dan' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfMatches("J.*y"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not match RegEx pattern 'J.*y' (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfMatches("[a-z]{0,10}", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should not match RegEx pattern '[a-z]{0,10}' (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotMatches("^[0-9]+$"); // System.ArgumentException: String should match RegEx pattern '^[0-9]+$' (Parameter 'name')
name.Throw().IfNotMatches("abc ", RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace); // System.ArgumentException: String should match RegEx pattern '^[0-9]+$' (Parameter 'name')

Collections (IEnumerable, IEnumerable<T>, ICollection, ICollection<T>, IList, etc.)

Important note: if the collection is a non-evaluated expression, the expression will be evaluated.

collection.Throw().IfHasNullElements(); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should not have null elements. (Parameter 'collection')
collection.Throw().IfEmpty(); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should not be empty. (Parameter 'collection')
collection.Throw().IfNotEmpty(); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should be empty. (Parameter 'collection')
collection.Throw().IfCountLessThan(5); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should not be less than 5. (Parameter 'collection')
collection.Throw().IfCountGreaterThan(1); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should not be greater than 1. (Parameter 'collection')
collection.Throw().IfCountEquals(0); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should not be equal to 0. (Parameter 'collection')
collection.Throw().IfCountNotEquals(0); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should be equal to 0. (Parameter 'collection')
collection.Throw().IfContains("value"); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should not contain element. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
collection.Throw().IfNotContains("value"); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should contain element. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')

DateTime

dateTime.Throw().IfUtc(); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be Utc. (Parameter 'dateTime')
dateTime.Throw().IfNotUtc(); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be Utc. (Parameter 'dateTime')
dateTime.Throw().IfDateTimeKind(DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be Unspecified. (Parameter 'dateTime')
dateTime.Throw().IfDateTimeKindNot(DateTimeKind.Local); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be Local. (Parameter 'dateTime')
dateTime.Throw().IfGreaterThan(DateTime.Now.AddYears(-20)); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than 2/28/2002 4:41:19 PM. (Parameter 'dateTime')
dateTime.Throw().IfLessThan(DateTime.Now.AddYears(20)); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than 2/28/2042 4:41:46 PM. (Parameter 'dateTime')
dateTime.Throw().IfEquals(other); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be equal to 2/28/2022 4:44:39 PM. (Parameter 'dateTime')

Enums

employeeType.Throw().IfOutOfRange(); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should be defined in enum. (Parameter 'employeeType')
employeeType.Throw().IfEquals(EmployeeType.FullTime); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be equal to FullTime. (Parameter 'employeeType')

Equalities (non-nullables)

dateTime.Throw().IfDefault(); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be default. (Parameter 'dateTime')
dateTime.Throw().IfNotDefault(); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be default. (Parameter 'dateTime')
number.Throw().IfEquals(5); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be not be equal to 5. (Parameter 'number')
number.Throw().IfNotEquals(3); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be equal to 3. (Parameter 'number')

Uris

uri.Throw().IfHttps(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should not be https. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfNotHttps(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should be https. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfHttp(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should not be http. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfNotHttp(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should be http. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfScheme(Uri.UriSchemeHttp); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should not be http. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfSchemeNot(Uri.UriSchemeFtp); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should be ftp. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfPort(800); // System.ArgumentException: Uri port should not be 80. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfPortNot(8080); // System.ArgumentException: Uri port should be 8080. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfAbsolute(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be relative. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfRelative(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be absolute. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfNotAbsolute(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be absolute. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfNotRelative(); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be relative. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfHost("www.google.com"); // System.ArgumentException: Uri host should not be www.google.com. (Parameter 'uri')
uri.Throw().IfHostNot("www.google.com"); // System.ArgumentException: Uri host should be www.google.com. (Parameter 'uri')

Comparable (int, double, decimal, long, float, short, DateTime, DateOnly, TimeOnly etc.)

number.Throw().IfPositive(); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than 0. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 5.
number.Throw().IfNegative(); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than 0. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was -5.
number.Throw().IfLessThan(10); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than 10. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 5.
number.Throw().IfGreaterThan(3); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than 3. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 5.
number.Throw().IfGreaterThanOrEqualTo(5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than or equal to 5. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 6.
number.Throw().IfLessThanOrEqualTo(5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than or equal to 5. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 4.
number.Throw().IfPositiveOrZero(); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than or equal to 0. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 4.
number.Throw().IfNegativeOrZero(); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than or equal to 0. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was -1.
number.Throw().IfOutOfRange(0, 5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should be between 0 and 5. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was -5.
number.Throw().IfInRange(0, 5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be between 0 and 5. (Parameter 'number')\n Actual value was 4.

Types

myObject.Throw().IfType<string>(); // System.ArgumentException: Parameter should not be of type 'String'. (Parameter 'myObject').
myObject.Throw().IfNotType<string>(); // System.ArgumentException: Parameter should be of type 'String'. (Parameter 'myObject').

Nested properties

Boolean properties

person.Throw().IfTrue(p => p.IsFunny); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not meet condition (condition: 'person => person.IsFunny'). (Parameter 'person')
person.Throw().IfFalse(p => p.IsFunny); // System.ArgumentException: Value should meet condition (condition: 'person => person.IsFunny'). (Parameter 'person')

// We can inline the exception throwing logic with the method call.
Person person = GetPerson().Throw().IfTrue(person => person.Age < 18); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not meet condition (condition: 'person => person.Age < 18'). (Parameter 'GetPerson()')

String properties

person.Throw().IfEmpty(p => p.Name); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be empty. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfWhiteSpace(p => p.Name); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be white space only. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNullOrWhiteSpace(p => p.Name); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be null or whitespace. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNullOrEmpty(p => p.Name); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be null or empty. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfLengthEquals(p => p.Name, 7); // System.ArgumentException: String length should not be equal to 7. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfLengthNotEquals(p => p.Name, 10); // System.ArgumentException: String length should be equal to 10. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfShorterThan(p => p.Name, 10); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be shorter than 10 characters. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfLongerThan(p => p.Name, 3); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be longer than 3 characters. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfEquals(p => p.Name, "Amichai"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be equal to 'Amichai' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfEquals(p => p.Name, "Amichai", StringComparison.InvariantCulture); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be equal to 'Amichai' (comparison type: 'InvariantCulture'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfEqualsIgnoreCase(p => p.Name, "AMICHAI"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not be equal to 'AMICHAI' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotEquals(p => p.Name, "Dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should be equal to 'Dan' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotEquals(p => p.Name, "Dan", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should be equal to 'Dan' (comparison type: 'InvariantCultureIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotEqualsIgnoreCase(p => p.Name, "Dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should be equal to 'Dan' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfContains(p => p.Name, "substring"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfContains(p => p.Name, "substring", ComparisonType.InvariantCulture); // System.ArgumentException: String should contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'InvariantCulture'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotContains(p => p.Name, "substring"); // System.ArgumentException: String should contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotContains(p => p.Name, "substring", ComparisonType.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should contain 'substring' (comparison type: 'InvariantCultureIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfStartsWith(p => p.Name, "Jer"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not start with 'Jer' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfStartsWith(p => p.Name, "JER", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should not start with 'JER' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotStartsWith(p => p.Name, "dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should start with 'dan' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotStartsWith(p => p.Name, "dan", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should start with 'dan' (comparison type: 'InvariantCultureIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfEndsWith(p => p.Name, "emy"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not end with 'emy' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfEndsWith(p => p.Name, "EMY", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should not end with 'EMY' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotEndsWith(p => p.Name, "dan"); // System.ArgumentException: String should end with 'dan' (comparison type: 'Ordinal'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotEndsWith(p => p.Name, "dan", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should end with 'dan' (comparison type: 'OrdinalIgnoreCase'). (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfMatches(p => p.Name, "J.*y"); // System.ArgumentException: String should not match RegEx pattern 'J.*y' (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfMatches(p => p.Name, "[a-z]{0,10}", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase); // System.ArgumentException: String should not match RegEx pattern '[a-z]{0,10}' (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotMatches(p => p.Name, "^[0-9]+$"); // System.ArgumentException: String should match RegEx pattern '^[0-9]+$' (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')
person.Throw().IfNotMatches(p => p.Name, "abc ", RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace); // System.ArgumentException: String should match RegEx pattern '^[0-9]+$' (Parameter 'person: p => p.Name')

Collection properties

person.Throw().IfHasNullElements(p => p.Friends); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should not have null elements. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfEmpty(p => p.Friends); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should not be empty. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfNotEmpty(p => p.Friends); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should be empty. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfCountLessThan(p => p.Friends, 5); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should not be less than 5. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfCountGreaterThan(p => p.Friends, 1); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should not be greater than 1. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfCountEquals(p => p.Friends, 0); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should not be equal to 0. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfCountNotEquals(p => p.Friends, 0); // System.ArgumentException: Collection count should be equal to 0. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfContains(p => p.Friends, "Amichai"); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should not contain element. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')
person.Throw().IfNotContains(p => p.Friends, "Amichai"); // System.ArgumentException: Collection should contain element. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Friends')

DateTime properties

person.Throw().IfUtc(p => p.DateOfBirth); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be Utc. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfNotUtc(p => p.DateOfBirth); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be Utc. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfDateTimeKind(p => p.DateOfBirth, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be Unspecified. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfDateTimeKindNot(p => p.DateOfBirth, DateTimeKind.Local); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be Local. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfGreaterThan(p => p.DateOfBirth, DateTime.Now.AddYears(-20)); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than 2/28/2002 4:41:19 PM. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfLessThan(p => p.DateOfBirth, DateTime.Now.AddYears(20)); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than 2/28/2042 4:41:46 PM. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfEquals(p => p.DateOfBirth, other); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be equal to 2/28/2022 4:45:12 PM. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')

Enum properties

person.Throw().IfOutOfRange(p => p.EmployeeType); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should be defined in enum. (Parameter 'person: p => p.EmployeeType')
person.Throw().IfEquals(p => p.EmployeeType, EmployeeType.FullTime); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be equal to FullTime. (Parameter 'person: p => p.EmployeeType')

property equalities

person.Throw().IfDefault(p => p.DateOfBirth); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be default. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfNotDefault(p => p.DateOfBirth); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be default. (Parameter 'person: p => p.DateOfBirth')
person.Throw().IfNull(p => p.MiddleName); // System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'person: p => p.MiddleName')
person.Throw().IfNotNull(p => p.MiddleName); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be null. (Parameter 'person: p => p.MiddleName')
person.Throw().IfEquals(p => p.Age, 5); // System.ArgumentException: Value should not be not be equal to 5. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')
person.Throw().IfNotEquals(p => p.Age, 3); // System.ArgumentException: Value should be equal to 3. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')

Uri properties

person.Throw().IfHttps(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should not be https. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfNotHttps(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should be https. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfHttp(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should not be http. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfNotHttp(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should be http. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfScheme(p => p.Website, Uri.UriSchemeHttp); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should not be http. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfSchemeNot(p => p.Website, Uri.UriSchemeFtp); // System.ArgumentException: Uri scheme should be ftp. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfPort(p => p.Website, 800); // System.ArgumentException: Uri port should not be 80. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfPortNot(p => p.Website, 8080); // System.ArgumentException: Uri port should be 8080. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfAbsolute(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be relative. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfRelative(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be absolute. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfNotAbsolute(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be absolute. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfNotRelative(p => p.Website); // System.ArgumentException: Uri should be relative. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfHost(p => p.Website, "www.google.com"); // System.ArgumentException: Uri host should not be www.google.com. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')
person.Throw().IfHostNot(p => p.Website, "www.google.com"); // System.ArgumentException: Uri host should be www.google.com. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Website')

Comparable properties

person.Throw().IfPositive(p => p.Age); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than 0. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was 5.
person.Throw().IfNegative(p => p.Age); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than 0. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was -5.
person.Throw().IfLessThan(p => p.Age, 10); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than 10. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was 5.
person.Throw().IfGreaterThan(p => p.Age, 3); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than 3. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was 5.
person.Throw().IfGreaterThanOrEqualTo(p => p.Age, 5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than or equal to 5. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was 6.
person.Throw().IfLessThanOrEqualTo(p => p.Age, 5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than or equal to 5. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was 4.
person.Throw().IfPositiveOrZero(p => p.Age); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be greater than or equal to 0. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was 4.
person.Throw().IfNegativeOrZero(p => p.Age); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be less than or equal to 0. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was -1.
person.Throw().IfOutOfRange(p => p.Age, 0, 5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should be between 0 and 5. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was -5.
person.Throw().IfInRange(p => p.Age, 0, 5); // System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Value should not be between 0 and 5. (Parameter 'person: p => p.Age')\n Actual value was 4.

Extensibility

You can easily extend the library by adding your own rules.

Here is a simple example:

"foo".Throw().IfFoo(); // System.ArgumentException: String shouldn't equal 'foo' (Parameter '"foo"')

namespace Throw
{
    public static class ValidatableExtensions
    {
        public static ref readonly Validatable<string> IfFoo(this in Validatable<string> validatable)
        {
            if (string.Equals(validatable.Value, "foo", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("String shouldn't equal 'foo'", validatable.ParamName);
            }

            return ref validatable;
        }
    }
}

Another example:

user.Throw().IfUsesFacebookOnChrome();

namespace Throw
{
    public static class ValidatableExtensions
    {
        public static ref readonly Validatable<User> IfUsesFacebookOnChrome(this in Validatable<User> validatable)
        {
            if (validatable.Value.FavoriteBrowser == Browser.Chrome && validatable.Value.FavoriteWebsite == new Uri("https://facebook.com"))
            {
                throw new UserException("User shouldn't use Facebook on Chrome!");
            }

            return ref validatable;
        }
    }
}

If you want to use the exception customizations in your extension. You can use the ExceptionThrower class which knows how to create the appropriate exception based on the customizations. For example:

namespace Throw
{
    public static class ValidatableExtensions
    {
        public static ref readonly Validatable<User> IfUsesFacebookOnChrome(this in Validatable<User> validatable)
        {
            if (validatable.Value.FavoriteBrowser == Browser.Chrome && validatable.Value.FavoriteWebsite == new Uri("https://facebook.com"))
            {
                ExceptionThrower.Throw(validatable.ParamName, validatable.ExceptionCustomizations, "User shouldn't be using Facebook on Chrome.");
            }

            return ref validatable;
        }
    }
}

This will behave as following:

user.Throw()
    .IfUsesFacebookOnChrome(); // System.ArgumentException: User shouldn't be using Facebook on Chrome. (Parameter 'user')

user.Throw("A different message.")
    .IfUsesFacebookOnChrome(); // System.ArgumentException: A different message. (Parameter 'user')

user.Throw(() => new Exception("A different exception."))
    .IfUsesFacebookOnChrome(); // System.Exception: A different exception.

user.Throw(paramName => new Exception($"A different exception. Param name: '{paramName}'"))
    .IfUsesFacebookOnChrome(); // System.Exception: A different exception. Param name: 'user'

Conditional compilation

Have a Throw() rule that you want to exclude from your release build? Simply add OnlyInDebug() to the rule and it will be excluded from non-debug builds.

"foo".Throw().IfEquals("foo").OnlyInDebug();

dotnet run -c Debug # will throw

dotnet run -c Release # won't throw

Upcoming features

• More extension methods: Many more rules to come! Please contribute!

Contribution

Feel free to open an issue with any idea, bug, or feature request.

We are trying to be the fastest validation library, so if you have suggestions on improving the runtime speed, share them with us.

Credits

• Dawn.Guard - An awesome, fast, and intuitive guard clause library for C#. Was a great inspiration for this library.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.