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# Node Email Verifier | ||
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Node Email Verifier is a email validation library for Node.js that checks if an | ||
email address has a valid format and verifies the domain's MX (Mail Exchange) | ||
Node Email Verifier is an email validation library for Node.js that checks if an | ||
email address has a valid format and optionally verifies the domain's MX (Mail Exchange) | ||
records to ensure it can receive emails. | ||
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## Features | ||
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- **RFC 5322 Format Validation**: Validates email addresses against the standard | ||
email formatting rules. | ||
- **MX Record Checking**: Verifies that the domain of the email address has | ||
valid MX records indicating that it can receive emails. | ||
- **RFC 5322 Format Validation**: Validates email addresses against the standard email formatting rules. | ||
- **MX Record Checking**: Verifies that the domain of the email address has valid MX records indicating that it can receive emails. This check can be disabled using a parameter. | ||
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## Installation | ||
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## Usage | ||
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Here's a simple example of how to use Node Email Verifier: | ||
Here's how to use Node Email Verifier, with and without MX record checking: | ||
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```javascript | ||
import emailValidator from 'node-email-verifier'; | ||
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async function validateEmail(email) { | ||
// Example with MX record checking | ||
async function validateEmailWithMx(email) { | ||
try { | ||
const isValid = await emailValidator(email, true); | ||
console.log(`Is "${email}" a valid email address with MX checking?`, isValid); | ||
} catch (error) { | ||
console.error('Error validating email with MX checking:', error); | ||
} | ||
} | ||
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// Example without MX record checking | ||
async function validateEmailWithoutMx(email) { | ||
try { | ||
const isValid = await emailValidator(email); | ||
console.log(`Is "${email}" a valid email address?`, isValid); | ||
const isValid = await emailValidator(email, false); | ||
console.log(`Is "${email}" a valid email address without MX checking?`, isValid); | ||
} catch (error) { | ||
console.error('Error validating email:', error); | ||
console.error('Error validating email without MX checking:', error); | ||
} | ||
} | ||
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validateEmail('[email protected]').then(); | ||
validateEmailWithMx('[email protected]').then(); | ||
validateEmailWithoutMx('[email protected]').then(); | ||
``` | ||
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## API | ||
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### ```async emailValidator(email)``` | ||
### ```async emailValidator(email, checkMx = true)``` | ||
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Validates the given email address. | ||
Validates the given email address, with an option to skip MX record verification. | ||
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#### Parameters | ||
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- ```email``` (string): The email address to validate. | ||
- ```checkMx``` (boolean): Whether to check for MX records, this defaults to true. | ||
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#### Returns | ||
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- ```Promise<boolean>```: A promise that resolves to true if the email address is valid, false otherwise. | ||
- ```Promise<boolean>```: A promise that resolves to true if the email address is valid and, if checked, has MX records; false otherwise. | ||
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## Contributing | ||
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