storm-validate/dist/index.js

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import factory from './lib';

const init = (candidate, opts) => {
	let els;
	
	//if we think candidate is a form DOM node, pass it in an Array
	//otherwise convert candidate to an array of Nodes using it as a DOM query 
	if(typeof candidate !== 'string' && candidate.nodeName && candidate.nodeName === 'FORM') els = [candidate];
	else els = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll(candidate));
	
	// if(els.length === 1 && window.__validators__ && window.__validators__[els[0]]) return window.__validators__[els[0]];
	
	//return instance if one exists for candidate passed to init
	//if inititialised using StormVaidation.init({sel}) the instance already exists thanks to auto-init
	//but reference may be wanted for invoking API methods
	//also for repeat initialisations
	
	return els.reduce((acc, el) => {
		if(!el.hasAttribute('novalidate')) {
			acc.push(Object.create(factory(el, opts)));
			el.setAttribute('novalidate', 'novalidate');
		}
		return acc;
	}, []);

};

export default { init };