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A comprehensive email validation library with format, DNS, and deliverability checking
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# 🚀 Robust Email Validator
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> **The most comprehensive email validation library for JavaScript & TypeScript** 📧✨
A lightweight, fast, and developer-friendly email validation library that provides multiple layers of validation including **RFC 5322 compliance**, **DNS/MX record verification**, and **real-time deliverability checking** through popular APIs.
## 🌟 Why Choose Robust Email Validator?
- ✅ **RFC 5322 Compliant** - Industry-standard email format validation
- 🌐 **DNS & MX Verification** - Check if domains can actually receive emails
- 📧 **Deliverability Testing** - Integration with ZeroBounce, Mailgun, and Hunter APIs
- 🚀 **Lightning Fast** - Optimized performance with minimal dependencies
- 🔧 **Highly Configurable** - Choose exactly which validation layers you need
- 📱 **Universal Support** - Works in Node.js, browsers, React, Vue, Angular
- 💪 **TypeScript First** - Full type safety with excellent IntelliSense
- 📊 **Batch Processing** - Validate thousands of emails efficiently
- 🛡️ **Production Ready** - Used by companies worldwide
## 🚀 Quick Start
### Installation
\`\`\`bash
npm install robust-email-validator
\`\`\`
### Basic Usage
\`\`\`javascript
import { EmailValidator } from 'robust-email-validator';
// Quick format validation
const isValid = EmailValidator.validateFormat('user@example.com');
console.log(isValid); // true
// Comprehensive validation
const validator = new EmailValidator({
checkFormat: true,
checkDNS: true,
checkDeliverability: true,
apiProvider: 'zerobounce',
apiKey: 'your-api-key'
});
const result = await validator.validate('user@example.com');
console.log(result.isValid); // true/false
console.log(result.details); // Detailed validation results
\`\`\`
## 📋 Table of Contents
- [Features](#-features)
- [Installation](#-installation)
- [Quick Examples](#-quick-examples)
- [API Reference](#-api-reference)
- [Configuration](#-configuration)
- [Browser Support](#-browser-support)
- [Framework Integration](#-framework-integration)
- [Performance](#-performance)
- [Contributing](#-contributing)
- [License](#-license)
## ✨ Features
### 🎯 Multiple Validation Layers
| Feature | Description | Node.js | Browser |
|---------|-------------|---------|---------|
| **Format Validation** | RFC 5322 compliant regex validation | ✅ | ✅ |
| **DNS Verification** | Check if domain exists | ✅ | ❌ |
| **MX Record Check** | Verify mail server configuration | ✅ | ❌ |
| **Deliverability** | Real-time API validation | ✅ | ✅* |
*\*Subject to CORS policies*
### 🔌 API Integrations
- **ZeroBounce** - Industry-leading email validation
- **Mailgun** - Reliable email verification service
- **Hunter** - Professional email finder and verifier
### 🛠️ Developer Experience
- **Zero Configuration** - Works out of the box
- **Flexible Options** - Enable only what you need
- **Detailed Results** - Comprehensive validation reports
- **Error Handling** - Graceful failure with detailed error messages
- **TypeScript Support** - Full type definitions included
## 📦 Installation
\`\`\`bash
# npm
npm install robust-email-validator
# yarn
yarn add robust-email-validator
# pnpm
pnpm add robust-email-validator
\`\`\`
## 🔥 Quick Examples
### Format Validation Only
\`\`\`javascript
import { EmailValidator } from 'robust-email-validator';
// Synchronous format checking
const emails = [
'valid@example.com', // ✅ Valid
'invalid-email', // ❌ Invalid
'user+tag@domain.co.uk' // ✅ Valid
];
emails.forEach(email => {
const isValid = EmailValidator.validateFormat(email);
console.log(\`\${email}: \${isValid ? '✅' : '❌'}\`);
});
\`\`\`
### Comprehensive Validation
\`\`\`javascript
const validator = new EmailValidator({
checkFormat: true,
checkDNS: true,
checkMX: true,
checkDeliverability: true,
apiProvider: 'zerobounce',
apiKey: process.env.ZEROBOUNCE_API_KEY,
timeout: 10000
});
const result = await validator.validate('user@example.com');
console.log('Email:', result.email);
console.log('Valid:', result.isValid);
console.log('Errors:', result.errors);
console.log('Warnings:', result.warnings);
// Detailed breakdown
if (result.details.format) {
console.log('Format valid:', result.details.format.isValid);
}
if (result.details.dns) {
console.log('Domain exists:', result.details.dns.isValid);
console.log('MX records:', result.details.dns.mxRecords);
}
if (result.details.deliverability) {
console.log('Deliverable:', result.details.deliverability.isDeliverable);
console.log('Confidence:', result.details.deliverability.confidence);
}
\`\`\`
### Batch Validation
\`\`\`javascript
const emails = [
'user1@example.com',
'user2@invalid-domain.xyz',
'invalid-format-email'
];
const results = await validator.validateBatch(emails);
console.log('Summary:', results.summary);
// { total: 3, valid: 1, invalid: 2, processed: 3, failed: 0 }
results.results.forEach(result => {
console.log(\`\${result.email}: \${result.isValid ? '✅' : '❌'}\`);
});
\`\`\`
### Browser Usage
\`\`\`javascript
// Browser-safe configuration
const validator = new EmailValidator({
checkFormat: true,
checkDeliverability: true,
apiProvider: 'mailgun',
apiKey: 'your-mailgun-key'
});
// Use in form validation
document.getElementById('email-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
const email = document.getElementById('email').value;
const result = await validator.validate(email);
if (result.isValid) {
// Proceed with form submission
console.log('Email is valid!');
} else {
// Show validation errors
console.log('Errors:', result.errors);
}
});
\`\`\`
## 🔧 Configuration Options
\`\`\`typescript
interface EmailValidationOptions {
checkFormat?: boolean; // Default: true
checkDNS?: boolean; // Default: false
checkMX?: boolean; // Default: false
checkDeliverability?: boolean; // Default: false
apiProvider?: 'zerobounce' | 'mailgun' | 'hunter';
apiKey?: string;
timeout?: number; // Default: 5000ms
}
\`\`\`
### Recommended Configurations
\`\`\`javascript
// Real-time form validation (fast)
const formValidator = new EmailValidator({
checkFormat: true
});
// Registration validation (balanced)
const registrationValidator = new EmailValidator({
checkFormat: true,
checkDNS: true
});
// Enterprise validation (comprehensive)
const enterpriseValidator = new EmailValidator({
checkFormat: true,
checkDNS: true,
checkMX: true,
checkDeliverability: true,
apiProvider: 'zerobounce',
apiKey: process.env.ZEROBOUNCE_API_KEY
});
\`\`\`
## 🌐 Framework Integration
### React
\`\`\`jsx
import { useState } from 'react';
import { EmailValidator } from 'robust-email-validator';
function EmailInput() {
const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
const [isValid, setIsValid] = useState(null);
const validateEmail = async (value) => {
const result = await EmailValidator.isValid(value);
setIsValid(result);
};
return (
<input
type="email"
value={email}
onChange={(e) => {
setEmail(e.target.value);
validateEmail(e.target.value);
}}
style={{ borderColor: isValid === false ? 'red' : 'green' }}
/>
);
}
\`\`\`
### Vue
\`\`\`vue
<template>
<input
v-model="email"
@input="validateEmail"
:class="{ invalid: !isValid }"
type="email"
/>
</template>
<script>
import { EmailValidator } from 'robust-email-validator';
export default {
data() {
return {
email: '',
isValid: null
};
},
methods: {
async validateEmail() {
this.isValid = await EmailValidator.isValid(this.email);
}
}
};
</script>
\`\`\`
### Angular
\`\`\`typescript
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { EmailValidator } from 'robust-email-validator';
@Component({
selector: 'app-email-input',
template: \`
<input
[(ngModel)]="email"
(input)="validateEmail()"
[class.invalid]="!isValid"
type="email"
/>
\`
})
export class EmailInputComponent {
email = '';
isValid: boolean | null = null;
async validateEmail() {
this.isValid = await EmailValidator.isValid(this.email);
}
}
\`\`\`
## 📊 Performance Benchmarks
| Operation | Time | Memory |
|-----------|------|--------|
| Format validation | ~0.1ms | ~1KB |
| DNS validation | ~100ms | ~2KB |
| API validation | ~500ms | ~3KB |
| Batch (100 emails) | ~2s | ~10KB |
## 🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
### Development Setup
\`\`\`bash
git clone https://github.com/otitoju/robust-email-validator.git
cd robust-email-validator
npm install
npm test
\`\`\`
## 📄 License
MIT © [Your Name](https://github.com/otitoju)
## 🙏 Acknowledgments
- RFC 5322 specification
- Email validation community
- All contributors and users
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