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Check a message's meaning as well as its format

Zod checks whether information has the expected form. zod-jev adds questions about meaning, such as whether a message is respectful, without replacing those exact checks.

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Our summary

Zod is a software library that checks exact facts about information, such as whether a required field contains text. zod-jev adds judgments that need understanding, such as whether a message is respectful. It sends the checked information and written rules to Jev.

A developer attaches one or more meaning checks to a value or list. Each rule explains what to assess and can set its own acceptance cutoff. Several rules can travel together, and failed judgments appear alongside the application's other reported checking problems.

A judgment about meaning is an estimate from an outside service, not an exact local check. It adds time, cost, and data sharing. Keep ordinary checks for formats and permissions, and decide how the application handles connection failures or answers too uncertain to accept.

Key takeaways

Use ordinary software for exact requirements.
Give each judgment a clear rule and an appropriate cutoff.
Handle missing or uncertain answers separately from valid information.

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