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Here's a sample implementation of validation and formatting for startdate and enddate using fluent validator in ASP.NET Core Web API:
Install-Package FluentValidation.AspNetCore
public class DateRangeModel {
public DateTime start_date { get; set; }
public DateTime end_date { get; set; }
}
public class DateRangeModelValidator : AbstractValidator<DateRangeModel> {
public DateRangeModelValidator() {
RuleFor(x => x.start_date)
.NotEmpty().WithMessage("Start date is required.")
.LessThan(x => x.end_date).WithMessage("Start date cannot be after end date.")
.Must(x => x > DateTime.MinValue).WithMessage("Invalid start date format.");
RuleFor(x => x.end_date)
.NotEmpty().WithMessage("End date is required.")
.GreaterThan(x => x.start_date).WithMessage("End date cannot be before start date.")
.Must(x => x > DateTime.MinValue).WithMessage("Invalid end date format.");
}
}
[HttpPost]
[ValidatorActionFilter]
public IActionResult Post(DateRangeModel model) {
// Do something with the validated model
return Ok();
}
services.AddMvc()
.AddFluentValidation()
.AddJsonOptions(options => {
options.SerializerSettings.Converters.Add(new IsoDateTimeConverter {
DateTimeStyles = DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal,
DateTimeFormat = "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ"
});
});
This will format the dates in ISO 8601 format with UTC offset, which is widely supported by various systems and applications.