nautobot-app-data-validation-engine
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Inclusion test for the set of rule-breaking attributes
Environment
- Nautobot version: 2.3.0
- nautobot-data-validation-engine version: 3.1.1
Proposed Functionality
Allow to update an object if it does not break more validation rules.
More formally:
A
: set of rule-breaking attributes before the update
B
: set of rule-breaking attributes after the update
if B is a subset of A:
allow the update
else:
reject the update
With this feature, we can continue updating problematic objects without having to disable validation rules.
Use Case
- I have a device called Foo with no serial number.
- I set a regex rule for device names. It must begin with a D.
- I set a required rule for device serial.
- Foo breaks both rules.
- I find the missing serial number.
- I want to add the serial number in Nautobot.
Problem: I must fix all the issues caused by Foo. I also have to rename it, right now.