After transfer from server, throw error: TypeError: schema._validateWithOptions is not a function

[futurist]

When transfer joi definition from server, then JSON.parse as below:

// after a fetch from REST API
jsonFromServer.email === {"isJoi":true,"_type":"string","_settings":null,"_valids":{"_set":[]},"_invalids":{"_set":[""]},"_tests":[],"_refs":[],"_flags":{"presence":"required"},"_description":null,"_unit":null,"_notes":[],"_tags":[],"_examples":[],"_meta":[],"_inner":{}}

var emailType = joi.compile(jsonFromServer.email)

joi.attempt('abc', emailType)

// above line will throw error

The throwed error is:

TypeError: schema._validateWithOptions is not a function

Seems the joi type schema cannot be transferred from remote, then convert using this lib?

Or there's something more usage I'm missing?

[jeffbski]

@futurist Thanks for raising the issue. I'll take a look and see if I can figure out what you are running into here.

[Marsup]

Joi objects are not serializable, you'd be missing the prototype. You have to have joi itself as well as the schemas on the client side. Maybe someday...

[jeffbski]

Thanks for explaining that @Marsup!