Validating String Formats

What it does

This skill validates strings against specified formats, ensuring they adhere to defined patterns. It can check for things like valid email addresses, phone numbers conforming to a particular structure, or dates in a specific format. The skill provides a reliable way to confirm data integrity and prevent errors caused by incorrectly formatted input.

When to use it

• Data Entry Validation: Ensure user-provided information (like addresses or credit card details) is correctly formatted before processing.
• API Input Sanitization: Validate incoming data from external APIs to prevent malformed requests.
• Report Generation: Guarantee that dates and other key fields in generated reports are consistently formatted.
• Configuration File Parsing: Verify the structure of configuration files, preventing parsing errors due to incorrect formatting.

Key capabilities

• Format validation
• String pattern matching
• Data integrity checks

Example prompts

• "Validate if '[email protected]' is a valid email address."
• "Check if '123-456-7890' matches the US phone number format."
• "Is '2023-12-25' a valid date in YYYY-MM-DD format?"

Tips & gotchas

The skill requires you to provide the expected string format for validation. Incorrectly defined formats will lead to inaccurate results, so ensure the patterns are precise and well-defined.